Plant reproduction polynucleotides and methods of use

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a reproduction protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the reproduction protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the reproduction protein in a transformed host cell. The invention also provides isolated transcriptional regulatory elements and polynucleotides associated therewith.

[0001] This application claims the benefit of, and hereby incorporatesby reference, international application PCT/US00/23735 filed Aug. 30,2000 designating the United States, which claims priority to U.S.Provisional Application No. 60/151,575 filed Aug. 31, 1999.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention is in the field of plant molecular biology. Morespecifically, this invention pertains to nucleic acid fragments encodingproteins involved in endosperm and embryo development in plant seeds.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Reproduction in flowering plants involves two fertilizationevents. A sperm fuses with the egg cell to form a zygote which becomesthe embryo; a second sperm cell fuses with the doubled-haploid centralcell nucleus to form the starting point of the triploid endospermtissue. While fertilization is thus normally the trigger for seeddevelopment, mutants have been identified in which reproductiveprocesses are initiated independent of fertilization. Such mutationsuncouple components of seed development from the fertilization process,resulting in developmental patterns resembling those found in apomicticplants.

[0004] Arabidopsis fie mutants (for fertilization-independent endosperm)isolated by Ohad et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:5319-5324, 1996;see also U.S. Pat. No. 6,229,064) exhibit replication of the centralcell nucleus, initiating endosperm development, in the absence offertilization. Inheritance of the mutant fie allele by the femalegametophyte results in embryo abortion; thus, the trait can betransmitted to progeny only by the male gametophyte. The Arabidopsis FIEgene was cloned (Ohad et al., The Plant Cell 11:407-416 (1999); GenBankentry AF129516) and found to encode a polypeptide related to the WDPolycomb group proteins encoded by, for example, Esc in Drosophila(Gutjahr et al., EMBO J 14:4296-4306 (1995); Sathe and Harte, Mech. Dev.52:77-87 (1995); Jones and Gelbart, Mol. Cell. Biol. 13:6357-6366(1993). WD polycomb proteins may interact with other polynucleotides toform complexes which interfere with gene transcription (Pirrotta, Cell93:333-336 (1998). Fertilization may trigger alteration of the proteincomplexes, allowing transcription of genes involved in endospermdevelopment. Thus, loss-of-function fie mutants would lack the abilityto form the protein complexes which repress transcription, and endospermdevelopment could proceed independent of fertilization (Ohad et al.1999, supra).

[0005] Chaudhury et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:4223 (1997))reported fis (fertilization-independent seed) mutants in Arabidopsis. Infis1 and fis2 seed, the endosperm develops to the point ofcellularization before atrophying. Proembryos are formed in a lowproportion of seeds but do not develop beyond the globular stage. TheFIS1 and FIS2 genes were cloned and further characterized. The FIS2 genecomprised structures suggesting function as a transcription factor; theFIS1 gene was found to be allelic (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:296(1999)) to the Arabidopsis gene MEDEA (Grossniklaus et al. Science280:446 (1998)).

[0006] Apomixis (asexual reproduction) may occur through vegetativereproduction or through agamospermy, the formation of seeds withoutfertilization. Generally, agamospermy has not been exploited inagriculture; however, it has numerous potential applications, includingperpetuation of high yielding crop plant hybrids and varieties, andmaintenance of pure inbred lines. Also, seed formation withoutfertilization avoids factors that can reduce the efficiency of seed set,such as pollen count and pollen viability, and stigma or antheremergence or viability. Agamospermy would also allow the immediatestable incorporation of transgenes without the need for selfing toproduce homozygotes. In addition, the fertilization-independentendosperm gene and other related genes could be used to cause theformation of a fertilization-independent endosperm without necessarilyforming a viable embryo. Such a seed would not germinate because itlacks an embryo. However, the endosperm, if sufficiently formed, couldbe used for human and animal food and for commercial milling andextraction. Such embryo-less seeds would have the added advantage ofallowing containment of genetically modified organisms to satisfyenvironmental and regulatory concerns. Such seeds could also beindependently modified to produce novel products in the endosperm suchas pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and industrial compounds andpolymers.

[0007] Identification of specific genes involved in agamospermy, such asfertilization-independent endosperm genes, will offer new ways ofproducing apomictic plants. Such approaches may involve selectivemutagenesis of fertilization-independent endosperm genes and thentracking of the mutant alleles in a molecular breeding program, ortransgenic methods. Accordingly, identification and isolation of nucleicacid sequences encoding all or a portion of a protein affecting seeddevelopment independent of fertilization would facilitate studies ofdevelopmental regulation in plants and provide genetic tools to engineerapomixis.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The present invention concerns an isolated polynucleotidecomprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:(a) a first nucleotide sequence encoding a functionalfertilization-independent-endosperm (FIE) polypeptide having at least80% identity, based on the GAP (GCG Version 10) method of alignment, toa polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6,8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42,44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70.

[0009] In a second embodiment, it is preferred that the isolatedpolynucleotide of the claimed invention comprise a nucleic acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13,15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49,51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67 and 69 that codes for the polypeptideselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50,52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70.

[0010] In a third embodiment, this invention concerns an isolatedpolynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence of at least about 30contiguous nucleotides derived from a nucleotide sequence selected fromthe group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19,21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55,57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 72, and the complement of each suchnucleotide sequence.

[0011] In a fourth embodiment, this invention relates to a chimeric genecomprising an isolated polynucleotide of the present invention operablylinked to at least one suitable regulatory sequence.

[0012] In a fifth embodiment, the present invention concerns an isolatedhost cell comprising a chimeric gene of the present invention or anisolated polynucleotide of the present invention. The host cell may beeukaryotic, such as a plant cell, or prokaryotic, such as a bacterialcell. The present invention also relates to a virus, preferably abaculovirus, comprising an isolated polynucleotide of the presentinvention or a chimeric gene of the present invention.

[0013] In a sixth embodiment, the invention also relates to a processfor producing an isolated host cell comprising a chimeric gene of thepresent invention or an isolated polynucleotide of the presentinvention, the process comprising either transforming or transfecting anisolated compatible host cell with a chimeric gene or isolatedpolynucleotide of the present invention.

[0014] In a seventh embodiment, the invention concerns afertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide at least 80% identical,based on the GAP (GCG Version 10) method of alignment, to a polypeptideselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50,52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70.

[0015] In an eighth embodiment, the invention relates to a method ofselecting an isolated polynucleotide that affects the level ofexpression of a fertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide orenzyme activity in a host cell, preferably a plant cell, the methodcomprising the steps of: (a) constructing an isolated polynucleotide ofthe present invention or an isolated chimeric gene of the presentinvention; (b) introducing the isolated polynucleotide or the isolatedchimeric gene into a host cell; (c) measuring the level of thefertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide or enzyme activity inthe host cell containing the isolated polynucleotide; and (d) comparingthe level of the fertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide orenzyme activity in the host cell containing the isolated polynucleotidewith the level of the fertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide orenzyme activity in a host cell that does not contain the isolatedpolynucleotide.

[0016] In a ninth embodiment, the invention concerns a method ofobtaining a nucleic acid fragment encoding a substantial portion of afertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide, preferably a plantfertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide, comprising the stepsof: (a) synthesizing an oligonucleotide primer comprising a nucleotidesequence of at least 30 contiguous nucleotides derived from a nucleotidesequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1, 3, 5, 7, 9,11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45,47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 72, and thecomplement of each such nucleotide sequence; and (b) amplifying anucleic acid fragment (preferably a cDNA inserted in a cloning vector)using the oligonucleotide primer. The amplified nucleic acid fragmentpreferably will encode a substantial portion of afertilization-independent polypeptide.

[0017] In a tenth embodiment, this invention relates to a method ofobtaining a nucleic acid fragment encoding all or a substantial portionof the amino acid sequence comprising a fertilization-independentendosperm polypeptide, such method comprising the steps of: (a) probinga cDNA or genomic library with an isolated polynucleotide of the presentinvention; (b) identifying a DNA clone that hybridizes with an isolatedpolynucleotide of the present invention; (c) isolating the identifiedDNA clone; and (d) sequencing the cDNA or genomic fragment thatcomprises the isolated DNA clone.

[0018] In an eleventh embodiment, this invention concerns a composition,such as a hybridization mixture, comprising an isolated polynucleotideof the present invention.

[0019] In a twelfth embodiment, this invention concerns a method forpositive selection of a transformed cell comprising: (a) transforming ahost cell with the chimeric gene of the present invention or anexpression cassette of the present invention; (b) growing thetransformed host cell, preferably a plant cell, such as a monocot or adicot, under conditions which allow expression of thefertilization-independent endosperm polynucleotide in an amountsufficient to complement a null mutant to provide a positive selectionmeans.

[0020] In a thirteenth embodiment, this invention relates to a method ofaltering the level of expression of an fie protein in a host cellcomprising: (a) transforming a host cell with a chimeric gene of thepresent invention; and (b) growing the transformed host cell underconditions that are suitable for expression of the chimeric gene whereinexpression of the chimeric gene results in altered levels of the fieprotein in the transformed host cell. The fie protein may act insuppressing transcription of genes involved in endosperm formation.

[0021] A fourteenth embodiment relates to an isolated chromosomalpolynucleotide of the claimed invention which comprises a firstnucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS :71and 72.

[0022] A fifteenth embodiment relates to regulatory sequences associatedwith Zea mays fie polynucleotides comprising SEQ ID NOS:73 and 74.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0023]FIG. 1 shows the pattern of direct repeats in the ZmFIE-B 5′upstream region.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEQUENCE LISTING

[0024] The invention can be more fully understood from the followingdetailed description and the accompanying Sequence Listing which form apart of this application.

[0025] Table 1 lists the polynucleotides and polypeptides that aredescribed herein, the designation of the cDNA clones and chromosomalsequences that comprise the nucleic acid fragments encoding all or asubstantial portion of these polypeptides, and the correspondingidentifier (SEQ ID NO:) as used in the attached Sequence Listing. Thesequence descriptions and Sequence Listing attached hereto comply withthe rules governing nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosures inpatent applications as set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.821-1.825. The SequenceListing contains the one-letter code for nucleotide sequence charactersand the three-letter codes for amino acids as defined in conformity withthe IUPAC-IUBMB standards described in Nucleic Acids Res. 13:3021-3030(1985) and in Biochemical J. 219 (No. 2):345-373 (1984), which areherein incorporated by reference. TABLE 1 Reproduction Proteins andPolynucleotides SEQ ID NO: (Nucleo- (Amino Protein Clone Designationtide) Acid) Fertilization-independent ccase-b.pk0026.g4  1  2 endospermprotein (CGS) Fertilization-independent cen1.mn0001.g10  3  4 endospermprotein (CGS) Fertilization-independent cen3n.pk0076.b8  5  6 endospermprotein (CGS) Fertilization-independent cpb1c.pk001.d10 (FIS)  7  8endosperm protein Fertilization-independent eec1c.pk003.e23  9 10endosperm protein (CGS) Fertilization-independent hlp1c.pk003.e8 (FIS)11 12 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent ncs.pk0019.h3 (CGS) 1314 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0003.cgpfn34f (EST) 1516 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0003.cgped29rb 17 18endosperm protein (CGS) Fertilization-independent p0037.crwao47r (FIS)19 20 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0041.crtaw93r (FIS)21 22 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0101.cgamg48r 23 24endosperm protein (CGS) Fertilization-independent p0104.cabbn62r (CGS)25 26 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0107.cbcai79r (CGS)27 28 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0119.cmtoh49r (CGS)29 30 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0120.cdebd48r (FIS)31 32 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent rcal1c.pk0001.d2 33 34endosperm protein (CGS) Fertilization-independent ses2w.pk0015.b10 35 36endosperm protein (CGS) Fertilization-independent wkm1c.pk0003.f4 37 38endosperm protein (CGS) Fertilization-independent ccase-b.pk0026.g4 3940 endosperm protein (EST) Fertilization-independent cen1.mn0001.g10 4142 endosperm protein (EST) Fertilization-independent cpb1c.pk001.d10(EST) 43 44 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent eec1c.pk003.e23(EST) 45 46 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent hlp1c.pk003.e8(EST) 47 48 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent ncs.pk0019.h3(EST) 49 50 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0003.cgpfn34rb(EST) 51 52 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0003.cgped29rb53 54 endosperm protein (EST) Fertilization-independent p0037.crwao47r(EST) 55 56 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0041.crtaw93r(EST) 57 58 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0104.cabbn62r(EST) 59 60 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0107.cbcai79r(CGS) 61 62 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent p0120.cdebd48r(EST) 63 64 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent rcal1c.pk0001.d2(EST) 65 66 endosperm protein Fertilization-independent ses2w.pk0015.b1067 68 endosperm protein (EST) Fertilization-independent wkm1c.pk0003.f469 70 endosperm protein (EST) Fertilization-independent Genomic Sequencefor 71 endosperm protein ZmFIE-B Fertilization-independent GenomicSequence for 72 endosperm protein ZmFIE-A 5′ non-coding region Genomic5′ upstream 73 sequence of ZmFIE-A 5′ non-coding region Genomic 5′upstream 74 sequence of ZmFIE-B ZmFIE-B partial From B73 75 genomicsequence Forward primer For Mo17 and B73 76 Reverse primer For B73 77Reverse primer For Mo17 78 Primer Mu-specific 79 Primer Gene-specific 80Primer Gene-specific 81 Primer Gene-specific 82

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0026] In the context of this disclosure, a number of terms shall beutilized. The terms “polynucleotide”, “polynucleotide sequence”,“nucleic acid sequence”, “nucleic acid fragment” and “isolated nucleicacid fragment” are used interchangeably herein. These terms encompassnucleotide sequences and the like. A polynucleotide may be a polymer ofRNA or DNA that is single- or double-stranded, that optionally containssynthetic, non-natural or altered nucleotide bases. A polynucleotide inthe form of a polymer of DNA may be comprised of one or more segments ofcDNA, genomic DNA, synthetic DNA, or mixtures thereof. An isolatedpolynucleotide of the present invention may include at least 60contiguous nucleotides, preferably at least 40 contiguous nucleotides,most preferably at least 30 contiguous nucleotides derived from SEQ IDNOS:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35,37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71,72, and the complement of each such sequence.

[0027] The term “isolated” polynucleotide refers to a polynucleotidethat is substantially free from other nucleic acid sequences, such asand not limited to, other chromosomal and extrachromosomal DNA and RNA.Isolated polynucleotides may be purified from a host cell in which theynaturally occur. Conventional nucleic acid purification methods known toskilled artisans may be used to obtain isolated polynucleotides. Theterm also embraces recombinant polynucleotides and chemicallysynthesized polynucleotides.

[0028] The term “recombinant” means, for example, that a nucleic acidsequence is made by an artificial combination of two otherwise separatedsegments of sequence, e.g., by chemical synthesis or by the manipulationof isolated nucleic acids by genetic engineering techniques.

[0029] As used herein, “contig” refers to a nucleotide sequence that isassembled from two or more constituent nucleotide sequences that sharecommon or overlapping regions of sequence homology. For example, thenucleotide sequences of two or more nucleic acid fragments can becompared and aligned in order to identify common or overlappingsequences. Where common or overlapping sequences exist between two ormore nucleic acid fragments, the sequences (and thus their correspondingnucleic acid fragments) can be assembled into a single contiguousnucleotide sequence.

[0030] As used herein, “substantially similar” refers to nucleic acidfragments wherein changes in one or more nucleotide bases may result insubstitution of one or more amino acids, but do not affect thefunctional properties of the polypeptide encoded by the nucleotidesequence. “Substantially similar” also refers to nucleic acid fragmentswherein changes in one or more nucleotide bases do not affect theability of the nucleic acid fragment to mediate alteration of geneexpression through, for example, antisense or co-suppression technology,or through acting as a promoter. “Substantially similar” also refers tomodifications of the nucleic acid fragments of the instant invention,such as deletion or insertion of one or more nucleotides, that do notsubstantially affect the functional properties of the resultingtranscript (such as in the ability to mediate gene silencing) or do notresult in alteration of the functional properties of the resultingprotein molecule. It is therefore understood that the inventionencompasses more than the specific exemplary nucleotide or amino acidsequences and includes functional equivalents thereof. The terms“substantially similar” and “corresponding substantially” are usedinterchangeably herein.

[0031] Substantially similar nucleic acid fragments may be selected byscreening nucleic acid fragments, representing subfragments ormodifications of the nucleic acid fragments of the instant inventionwherein one or more nucleotides are substituted, deleted and/orinserted, for their ability to affect the level of the polypeptideencoded by the unmodified nucleic acid fragment (the “subjectpolypeptide”) in a plant or plant cell. For example, a substantiallysimilar nucleic acid fragment derived from the instant nucleic acidfragment can be constructed and introduced into a plant or plant cell.The level of the subject polypeptide in a plant or plant cell comprisingthe substantially similar nucleic fragment can then be compared to thelevel of the polypeptide in a plant or plant cell that does not comprisethe substantially similar nucleic acid fragment.

[0032] For example, it is well known in the art that antisensesuppression and co-suppression of gene expression may be accomplishedusing nucleic acid fragments representing less than the entire codingregion of a gene, and by using nucleic acid fragments that do not share100% sequence identity with the gene to be suppressed. Moreover,alterations at a given site in a nucleic acid fragment which result inthe production of a chemically equivalent amino acid, but which do notaffect the functional properties of the encoded polypeptide, are wellknown in the art. Thus, a codon for the amino acid alanine, ahydrophobic amino acid, may be substituted by a codon encoding anotherless hydrophobic residue, such as glycine, or a more hydrophobicresidue, such as valine, leucine, or isoleucine. Similarly, changeswhich result in substitution of one negatively-charged residue foranother, such as aspartic acid for glutamic acid, or onepositively-charged residue for another, such as lysine for arginine, canalso be expected to produce a functionally equivalent product.Nucleotide changes which result in alteration of the N-terminal andC-terminal portions of the polypeptide molecule would also not beexpected to alter the activity of the polypeptide. Each of the proposedmodifications is well within the routine skill in the art, as isdetermination of retention of biological activity of the encodedproducts. Consequently, an isolated polynucleotide comprising anucleotide sequence of at least 30 contiguous nucleotides, derived froma nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNos:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35,37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67,69, 71and 72, may be used in methods of selecting an isolated polynucleotidethat affects the expression of a fertilization-independent endospermpolypeptide in a host cell. A method of selecting an isolatedpolynucleotide that affects the level of expression of a polypeptide ina virus or in a eukaryotic or prokaryotic host may comprise the stepsof: (a) constructing an isolated polynucleotide of the present inventionor an isolated chimeric gene of the present invention; (b) introducingthe isolated polynucleotide or the isolated chimeric gene into a hostcell; (c) measuring the level of a polypeptide or enzyme activity in thehost cell containing the isolated polynucleotide; and (d) comparing thelevel of a polypeptide or enzyme activity in the host cell comprisingthe isolated polynucleotide with the level of a polypeptide or enzymeactivity in a host cell that does not comprise the isolatedpolynucleotide.

[0033] Moreover, substantially similar nucleic acid fragments may alsobe characterized by their ability to hybridize. Estimates of homologyare provided by either DNA-DNA or DNA-RNA hybridization under conditionsof stringency as is well understood by those skilled in the art (Hamesand Higgins, Eds. (1985) Nucleic Acid Hybridisation, IRL Press, Oxford,U.K.). By “stringent conditions” or “stringent hybridization conditions”is intended conditions under which a probe will hybridize to its targetsequence to a detectably greater degree than to other sequences (e.g.,at least 2-fold over background). Stringency conditions can be adjustedto screen for moderately similar fragments, such as homologous sequencesfrom distantly related organisms, or to screen for highly similarfragments, such as genes that duplicate functional enzymes fromclosely-related organisms. Stringent conditions are sequence-dependentand will be different in different circumstances. By controlling thestringency of the hybridization and/or washing conditions, targetsequences that are 100% complementary to the probe can be identified(homologous probing). Alternatively, stringency conditions can beadjusted to allow some mismatching in sequences so that lower degrees ofidentity are detected (heterologous probing). Generally, a probe is lessthan about 1000 nucleotides in length, preferably less than 500nucleotides in length.

[0034] Typically, stringent conditions will be those in which the saltconcentration is less than about 1.5 M Na ion, typically about 0.01 to1.0 M Na ion concentration (or other salts) at pH 7.0 to 8.3 and thetemperature is at least about 30° C. for short probes (e.g., 10 to 50nucleotides) and at least about 60° C. for long probes (e.g., greaterthan 50 nucleotides). Stringent conditions may also be achieved with theaddition of destabilizing agents such as formamide. Exemplary lowstringency conditions include hybridization with a buffer solution of 30to 35% formamide, 1 M NaCl, 1% SDS (sodium dodecyl sulphate) at 37° C.,and a wash in 1× to 2×SSC (20×SSC=3.0 M NaCl/0.3 M trisodium citrate) at50 to 55° C. Exemplary moderate stringency conditions includehybridization in 40 to 45% formamide, 1.0 M NaCl, 1% SDS at 37° C., anda wash in 0.5× to 1×SSC at 55 to 60° C. Exemplary high stringencyconditions include hybridization in 50% formamide, 1 M NaCl, 1% SDS at37° C., and a wash in 0.1×SSC at 60 to 65° C. Duration of hybridizationis generally less than about 24 hours, usually about 4 to about 12hours.

[0035] Alternatively, one set of preferred conditions uses a series ofwashes starting with 6×SSC, 0.5% SDS at room temperature for 15 min,then with 2×SSC, 0.5% SDS at 45° C. for 30 min, and then twice with0.2×SSC, 0.5% SDS at 50° C. for 30 min. A more-preferred set ofstringent conditions uses washes identical to those above except thatthe temperature of the final two 30-minute washes is increased to 60° C.Another preferred set of highly stringent conditions uses two finalwashes in 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C.

[0036] Specificity is typically the function of post-hybridizationwashes, the critical factors being the ionic strength and temperature ofthe final wash solution. For DNA-DNA hybrids, the T_(m) can beapproximated from the equation of Meinkoth and Wahl (1984) Anal.Biochem. 138:267-284: T_(m)=81.5° C.+16.6 (log M)+0.41 (%GC)−0.61 (%form)−500/L; where M is the molarity of monovalent cations, % GC is thepercentage of guanosine and cytosine nucleotides in the DNA, % form isthe percentage of formamide in the hybridization solution, and L is thelength of the hybrid in base pairs. The T_(m) is the temperature (underdefined ionic strength and pH) at which 50% of a complementary targetsequence hybridizes to a perfectly matched probe. T_(m) is reduced byabout 1° C. for each 1% of mismatching; thus, T_(m), hybridization,and/or wash conditions can be adjusted to hybridize to sequences of thedesired identity. For example, if sequences with ≧90% identity aresought, the T_(m) can be decreased 10° C. Generally, stringentconditions are selected to be about 5° C. lower than the thermal meltingpoint (T_(m)) for the specific sequence and its complement at a definedionic strength and pH. However, severely stringent conditions canutilize a hybridization and/or wash at 1, 2, 3, or 4° C. lower than thethermal melting point (T_(m)); moderately stringent conditions canutilize a hybridization and/or wash at 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10° C. lower thanthe thermal melting point (T_(m)); low stringency conditions can utilizea hybridization and/or wash at 1 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, or 20° C. lower thanthe thermal melting point (T_(m)). Using the equation, hybridization andwash compositions, and desired T_(m), those of ordinary skill willunderstand that variations in the stringency of hybridization and/orwash solutions are inherently described. If the desired degree ofmismatching results in a T_(m) of less than 45° C. (aqueous solution) or32° C. (formamide solution), it is preferred to increase the SSCconcentration so that a higher temperature can be used. An extensiveguide to the hybridization of nucleic acids is found in Tijssen (1993)Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and MolecularBiology—Hybridization with Nucleic Acid Probes, Part I, Chapter 2(Elsevier, N.Y.); and Ausubel et al., eds. (1995) Current Protocols inMolecular Biology, Chapter 2 (Greene Publishing and Wiley-Interscience,New York). See Sambrook et al. (1989) Molecular Cloning: A LaboratoryManual (2d ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y.).

[0037] Substantially similar nucleic acid fragments of the instantinvention may also be characterized by the percent identity of theirencoded amino acid sequences to the amino acid sequences disclosedherein, as determined by algorithms commonly employed by those skilledin this art. Suitable nucleic acid fragments (isolated polynucleotidesof the present invention) encode polypeptides that are at least about70% identical, preferably at least about 80% identical to the amino acidsequences reported herein. Preferred nucleic acid fragments encode aminoacid sequences that are about 85% identical to the amino acid sequencesreported herein. More preferred nucleic acid fragments encode amino acidsequences that are at least about 90% identical to the amino acidsequences reported herein. Most preferred are nucleic acid fragmentsthat encode amino acid sequences that are at least about 95% identicalto the amino acid sequences reported herein. Suitable nucleic acidfragments not only have the above identities but typically encode apolypeptide having at least 50 amino acids, preferably at least 100amino acids, more preferably at least 150 amino acids, still morepreferably at least 200 amino acids, and most preferably at least 250amino acids.

[0038] The following terms are used to describe the sequencerelationships between a polynucleotide/polypeptide of the presentinvention and a reference polynucleotide/polypeptide: (a) “referencesequence”, (b) “comparison window”, (c) “sequence identity”, and (d)“percentage of sequence identity”.

[0039] (a) As used herein, “reference sequence” is a defined sequenceused as a basis for sequence comparison with apolynucleotide/polypeptide of the present invention. A referencesequence may be a subset or the entirety of a specified sequence; forexample, as a segment of a full-length cDNA or gene sequence, or thecomplete cDNA or gene sequence.

[0040] (b) As used herein, “comparison window” includes reference to acontiguous and specified segment of a polynucleotide/polypeptidesequence, wherein the polynucleotide/polypeptide sequence may becompared to a reference sequence and wherein the portion of thepolynucleotide/polypeptide sequence in the comparison window maycomprise additions or deletions (i.e., gaps) compared to the referencesequence (which does not comprise additions or deletions) for optimalalignment of the two sequences. Generally, the comparison window is atleast 20 contiguous nucleotides/amino acid residues in length, andoptionally can be 30, 40, 50, 100, or longer. Those of skill in the artunderstand that to avoid a high similarity to a reference sequence dueto inclusion of gaps in the polynucleotide/polypeptide sequence, a gappenalty is typically introduced and is subtracted from the number ofmatches.

[0041] Methods of alignment of sequences for comparison are well-knownin the art. Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison may beconducted by the local homology algorithm of Smith and Waterman, Adv.Appl. Math. 2: 482 (1981); by the homology alignment algorithm ofNeedleman and Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol. 48: 443 (1970); by the search forsimilarity method of Pearson and Lipman, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 85: 2444(1988); by computerized implementations of these algorithms, including,but not limited to: CLUSTAL in the PC/Gene program by Intelligenetics,Mountain View, Calif.; GAP, BESTFIT, BLAST, FASTA, and TFASTA in theWisconsin Genetics Software Package, Genetics Computer Group (GCG), 575Science Dr., Madison, Wis., USA; the CLUSTAL program is well describedby Higgins and Sharp, Gene 73: 237-244 (1988); Higgins and Sharp, CABIOS5: 151-153 (1989); Corpet, et al., Nucleic Acids Research 16: 10881-90(1988); Huang, et al., Computer Applications in the Biosciences 8:155-65 (1992), and Pearson, et al., Methods in Molecular Biology 24:307-331 (1994).

[0042] The BLAST family of programs which can be used for databasesimilarity searches includes: BLASTN for nucleotide query sequencesagainst nucleotide database sequences; BLASTX for nucleotide querysequences against protein database sequences; BLASTP for protein querysequences against protein database sequences; TBLASTN for protein querysequences against nucleotide database sequences; and TBLASTX fornucleotide query sequences against nucleotide database sequences. See,Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Chapter 19, Ausubel, et al.,Eds., Greene Publishing and Wiley-lnterscience, New York (1995);Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol., 215:403-410 (1990); and, Altschul etal., Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402 (1997).

[0043] Software for performing BLAST analyses is publicly available,e.g., through the National Center for Biotechnology Information(http://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/BLAST). This algorithm involves firstidentifying high scoring sequence pairs (HSPs) by identifying shortwords of length W in the query sequence, which either match or satisfysome positive-valued threshold score T when aligned with a word of thesame length in a database sequence. T is referred to as the neighborhoodword score threshold. These initial neighborhood word hits act as seedsfor initiating searches to find longer HSPs containing them. The wordhits are then extended in both directions along each sequence for as faras the cumulative alignment score can be increased. Cumulative scoresare calculated using, for nucleotide sequences, the parameters M (rewardscore for a pair of matching residues; always >0) and N (penalty scorefor mismatching residues; always <0). For amino acid sequences, ascoring matrix is used to calculate the cumulative score. Extension ofthe word hits in each direction are halted when: the cumulativealignment score falls off by the quantity X from its maximum achievedvalue; the cumulative score goes to zero or below, due to theaccumulation of one or more negative-scoring residue alignments; or theend of either sequence is reached. The BLAST algorithm parameters W, T,and X determine the sensitivity and speed of the alignment. The BLASTNprogram (for nucleotide sequences) uses as defaults a wordlength (W) of11, an expectation (E) of 10, a cutoff of 100, M=5, N=4, and acomparison of both strands. For amino acid sequences, the BLASTP programuses as defaults a wordlength (W) of 3, an expectation (E) of 10, andthe BLOSUM62 scoring matrix (see Henikoff & Henikoff (1989) Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA 89:10915).

[0044] In addition to calculating percent sequence identity, the BLASTalgorithm also performs a statistical analysis of the similarity betweentwo sequences (see, e.g., Karlin & Altschul, Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA90:5873-5877 (1993)). One measure of similarity provided by the BLASTalgorithm is the smallest sum probability (P(N)), which provides anindication of the probability by which a match between two nucleotide oramino acid sequences would occur by chance.

[0045] BLAST searches assume that proteins can be modeled as randomsequences. However, many real proteins comprise regions of nonrandomsequences which may be homopolymeric tracts, short-period repeats, orregions enriched in one or more amino acids. Such low-complexity regionsmay be aligned between unrelated proteins even though other regions ofthe protein are entirely dissimilar. A number of low-complexity filterprograms can be employed to reduce such low-complexity alignments. Forexample, the SEG (Wooten and Federhen, Comput. Chem., 17:149-163 (1993))and XNU (Claverie and States, Comput. Chem., 17:191-201 (1993))low-complexity filters can be employed alone or in combination.

[0046] Unless otherwise stated, nucleotide and proteinidentity/similarity values provided herein are calculated using GAP (GCGVersion 10) under default values.

[0047] GAP (Global Alignment Program) can also be used to compare apolynucleotide or polypeptide of the present invention with a referencesequence. GAP uses the algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch (J. Mol. Biol.48: 443-453,1970) to find the alignment of two complete sequences thatmaximizes the number of matches and minimizes the number of gaps. GAPconsiders all possible alignments and gap positions and creates thealignment with the largest number of matched bases and the fewest gaps.It allows for the provision of a gap creation penalty and a gapextension penalty in units of matched bases. GAP must make a profit ofgap creation penalty number of matches for each gap it inserts. If a gapextension penalty greater than zero is chosen, GAP must, in addition,make a profit for each gap inserted of the length of the gap times thegap extension penalty. Default gap creation penalty values and gapextension penalty values in Version 10 of the Wisconsin GeneticsSoftware Package for protein sequences are 8 and 2, respectively. Fornucleotide sequences the default gap creation penalty is 50 while thedefault gap extension penalty is 3. The gap creation and gap extensionpenalties can be expressed as an integer selected from the group ofintegers consisting of from 0 to 100. Thus, for example, the gapcreation and gap extension penalties can each independently be: 0, 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 or greater.

[0048] GAP presents one member of the family of best alignments. Theremay be many members of this family, but no other member has a betterquality. GAP displays four figures of merit for alignments: Quality,Ratio, Identity, and Similarity. The Quality is the metric maximized inorder to align the sequences. Ratio is the quality divided by the numberof bases in the shorter segment. Percent Identity is the percent of thesymbols that actually match. Percent Similarity is the percent of thesymbols that are similar. Symbols that are across from gaps are ignored.A similarity is scored when the scoring matrix value for a pair ofsymbols is greater than or equal to 0.50, the similarity threshold. Thescoring matrix used in Version 10 of the Wisconsin Genetics SoftwarePackage is BLOSUM62 (see Henikoff & Henikoff (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 89:10915).

[0049] Multiple alignment of the sequences can be performed using theCLUSTAL method of alignment (Higgins and Sharp (1989) CABIOS. 5:151-153)with the default parameters (GAP PENALTY=10, GAP LENGTH PENALTY=10).Default parameters for pairwise alignments using the CLUSTAL method areKTUPLE 1, GAP PENALTY=3, WINDOW=5 and DIAGONALS SAVED=5.

[0050] (c) As used herein, “sequence identity” or “identity” in thecontext of two nucleic acid or polypeptide sequences includes referenceto the residues in the two sequences which are the same when aligned formaximum correspondence over a specified comparison window. Whenpercentage of sequence identity is used in reference to proteins it isrecognized that residue positions which are not identical often differby conservative amino acid substitutions, where amino acid residues aresubstituted for other amino acid residues with similar chemicalproperties (e.g. charge or hydrophobicity) and therefore do not changethe functional properties of the molecule. Where sequences differ inconservative substitutions, the percent sequence identity may beadjusted upwards to correct for the conservative nature of thesubstitution. Sequences which differ by such conservative substitutionsare said to have “sequence similarity” or “similarity”. Means for makingthis adjustment are well-known to those of skill in the art. Typicallythis involves scoring a conservative substitution as a partial ratherthan a full mismatch, thereby increasing the percentage sequenceidentity. Thus, for example, where an identical amino acid is given ascore of 1 and a non-conservative substitution is given a score of zero,a conservative substitution is given a score between zero and 1. Thescoring of conservative substitutions is calculated, e.g., according tothe algorithm of Meyers and Miller, Computer Applic. Biol. Sci., 4:11-17 (1988) e.g., as implemented in the program PC/GENE(Intelligenetics, Mountain View, Calif., USA).

[0051] (d) As used herein, “percentage of sequence identity” means thevalue determined by comparing two optimally aligned sequences over acomparison window, wherein the portion of the polynucleotide sequence inthe comparison window may comprise additions or deletions (i.e., gaps)as compared to the reference sequence (which does not comprise additionsor deletions) for optimal alignment of the two sequences. The percentageis calculated by determining the number of positions at which theidentical nucleic acid base or amino acid residue occurs in bothsequences to yield the number of matched positions, dividing the numberof matched positions by the total number of positions in the window ofcomparison and multiplying the result by 100 to yield the percentage ofsequence identity.

[0052] A “substantial portion” of an amino acid or nucleotide sequencecomprises an amino acid or a nucleotide sequence that is sufficient toafford putative identification of the protein or gene that the aminoacid or nucleotide sequence comprises. Amino acid and nucleotidesequences can be evaluated either manually by one skilled in the art, orby using computer-based sequence comparison and identification toolsthat employ algorithms such are described above. In general, a sequenceof ten or more contiguous amino acids, or thirty or more contiguousnucleotides, is necessary in order to putatively identify a polypeptideor nucleic acid sequence as homologous to a known protein or gene.Moreover, with respect to nucleotide sequences, gene-specificoligonucleotide probes comprising 30 or more contiguous nucleotides maybe used in sequence-dependent methods of gene identification (e.g.,Southern hybridization) and isolation (e.g., in situ hybridization ofbacterial colonies or bacteriophage plaques). In addition, shortoligonucleotides of 12 or more nucleotides may be used as amplificationprimers in PCR in order to obtain a particular nucleic acid fragmentcomprising the primers. Accordingly, a “substantial portion” of anucleotide sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence that will affordspecific identification and/or isolation of a nucleic acid fragmentcomprising the sequence. The instant specification teaches amino acidand nucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides that comprise one or moreparticular plant proteins. The skilled artisan, having the benefit ofthe sequences as reported herein, may now use all or a substantialportion of the disclosed sequences for purposes known to those skilledin this art. Accordingly, the instant invention comprises the completesequences as reported in the accompanying Sequence Listing, as well assubstantial portions of those sequences as defined above.

[0053] “Codon degeneracy” refers to divergence in the genetic codepermitting variation of the nucleotide sequence without affecting theamino acid sequence of an encoded polypeptide. Accordingly, the instantinvention relates to any nucleic acid fragment comprising a nucleotidesequence that encodes all or a substantial portion of the amino acidsequences set forth herein.

[0054] “Synthetic nucleic acid fragments” can be assembled fromoligonucleotide building blocks that are chemically synthesized usingprocedures known to those skilled in the art. These building blocks areligated and annealed to form larger nucleic acid fragments which maythen be enzymatically assembled to construct the entire desired nucleicacid fragment. “Chemically synthesized”, as related to a nucleic acidfragment, means that the component nucleotides were assembled in vitro.Manual chemical synthesis of nucleic acid fragments may be accomplishedusing well established procedures, or automated chemical synthesis canbe performed using one of a number of commercially available machines.Accordingly, the nucleic acid fragments can be tailored for optimal geneexpression based on optimization of the nucleotide sequence to reflectthe codon bias of the host cell. The skilled artisan appreciates thelikelihood of successful gene expression if codon usage is biasedtowards those codons favored by the host. Determination of preferredcodons can be based on a survey of genes derived from the host cellwhere sequence information is available.

[0055] “Gene” refers to a nucleic acid fragment which directs expressionof a specific protein, including regulatory sequences preceding (5′non-coding sequences) and following (3′ non-coding sequences) the codingsequence. “Native gene” refers to a gene as found in nature with its ownregulatory sequences. “Chimeric gene” refers to any gene that is not anative gene, comprising regulatory and coding sequences that are notfound together in nature. Accordingly, a chimeric gene may compriseregulatory sequences and coding sequences that are derived fromdifferent sources, or regulatory sequences and coding sequences derivedfrom the same source, but arranged in a manner different than that foundin nature. “Endogenous gene” refers to a native gene in its naturallocation in the genome of an organism. A “foreign gene” refers to a genenot normally found in the host organism, but that is introduced into thehost organism by gene transfer. Foreign genes can comprise native genesinserted into a non-native organism, or chimeric genes. A “transgene” isa gene that has been introduced into the genome by a transformationprocedure.

[0056] “Coding sequence” refers to a nucleotide sequence that codes fora specific amino acid sequence. “Regulatory sequences” refer tonucleotide sequences located upstream (5′ non-coding sequences), within,or downstream (3′ non-coding sequences) of a coding sequence, and whichinfluence the transcription, RNA processing or stability, or translationof the associated coding sequence. Regulatory sequences may includepromoters, translation leader sequences, introns, binding sites forregulatory proteins, and polyadenylation recognition sequences.

[0057] “Promoter” refers to a nucleotide sequence capable of controllingthe expression of a coding sequence or functional RNA. In general, acoding sequence is located 3′ to a promoter sequence. The promotersequence consists of proximal and more distal upstream elements, thelatter elements often referred to as enhancers. Accordingly, an“enhancer” is a nucleotide sequence which can stimulate promoteractivity and may be an innate element of the promoter or a heterologouselement inserted to enhance the level or tissue-specificity of apromoter. Enhancer elements for plants are known in the art and include,for example, the SV40 enhancer region, the 35S enhancer element, and thelike.

[0058] Promoters may be derived in their entirety from a native gene, ormay be composed of different elements derived from different promotersfound in nature, or may even comprise synthetic nucleotide segments. Itis understood by those skilled in the art that different promoters maydirect the expression of a gene in different tissues or cell types, orat different stages of development, or in response to differentenvironmental conditions. Promoters which cause a nucleic acid fragmentto be expressed in most cell types at most times are commonly referredto as “constitutive promoters”. New promoters of various types useful inplant cells are constantly being discovered; numerous examples may befound in the compilation by Okamuro and Goldberg (1989) Biochemistry ofPlants 15:1-82. Constitutive promoters include, for example, the corepromoter of the Rsyn7 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,072,050); the core CaMV 35Spromoter (Odell et al. (1985) Nature 313:810-812); rice actin (McElroyet al. (1990) Plant Cell 2:163-171); ubiquitin (Christensen et al (1989)Plant Mol. Biol. 12:619-632 and Christensen et al. (1992) Plant Mol.Biol. 18:675-689); pEMU (Last et al. (1991) Theor. Appl. Genet.81:581-588); MAS (Velten et al. (1984) EMBO J. 3:2723-2730); ALSpromoter (U.S. Pat. No. 5,659,026), and the like. Other constitutivepromoters include, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,608,149; 5,608,144;5,604,121; 5,569,597; 5,466,785; 5,399,680; 5,268,463; and 5,608,142.

[0059] It is further recognized that since in most cases the exactboundaries of regulatory sequences have not been completely defined,nucleic acid fragments of different lengths may have identical promoteractivity.

[0060] By “tissue-preferred” is intended that the expression driven by aplant promoter is selectively enhanced or suppressed in particular plantcells or tissues, in comparison to other cells or tissues.

[0061] By “promoter” or “transcriptional initiation region” is intendeda regulatory region of DNA usually comprising a TATA box capable ofdirecting RNA polymerase II to initiate RNA synthesis at the appropriatetranscription initiation site for a particular coding sequence. Apromoter may additionally comprise other recognition sequences generallypositioned upstream or 5′ to the TATA box, and referred to as “promoterelements” which influence the expression driven by the core promoter.Promoter elements located upstream or 5′ to the TATA box are alsoreferred to as upstream promoter elements. In particular embodiments ofthe invention, the promoter elements of the invention are positionedupstream or 5′ to the TATA box. However, the invention also encompassesplant promoter configurations in which the promoter elements arepositioned downstream or 3′ to the TATA box.

[0062] By “transcription regulatory unit” is intended a promotercomprising one or more promoter elements.

[0063] By “core promoter” is intended a promoter not comprising promoterelements other than the TATA box and the transcriptional start site.

[0064] In reference to a promoter, by “native” is intended a promotercapable of driving expression in a cell of interest, wherein thenucleotide sequence of the promoter is found in that cell in nature.

[0065] In reference to a promoter or transcription initiation region, by“synthetic” is intended a promoter capable of driving expression in acell of interest, wherein the nucleotide sequence of the promoter is notfound in nature. A synthetic promoter cannot be isolated from any cellunless it is first introduced to the cell or to an ancestor thereof.

[0066] By “suppressors” are intended nucleotide sequences that mediatesuppression or decrease in the expression directed by a promoter region.That is, suppressors are the DNA sites through which transcriptionrepressor proteins exert their effects. Suppressors can mediatesuppression of expression by overlapping transcription start sites ortranscription activator sites, or they can mediate suppression fromdistinct locations with respect to these sites.

[0067] Modifications of the promoter sequences of the present inventioncan provide for a range of expression. Generally, by “weak promoter” isintended a promoter that drives expression of a coding sequence at a lowlevel. By “low level” is intended at levels of about 1/10,000transcripts to about 1/100,000 transcripts to about 1/500,000transcripts. Conversely, a strong promoter drives expression of a codingsequence at a high level, or at about 1/10 transcripts to about 1/100transcripts to about 1/1,000 transcripts.

[0068] The nucleotide sequences for the plant promoters of the presentinvention comprise the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS:73 and 74 orany sequence having substantial identity to the sequences. By“substantial identity” is intended a sequence exhibiting substantialfunctional and structural equivalence with the sequence set forth. Anyfunctional or structural differences between substantially identicalsequences do not affect the ability of the sequence to function as apromoter as disclosed in the present invention.

[0069] Promoters comprising biologically active fragments of SEQ IDNOS:73 and 74 of the invention are also encompassed by the presentinvention. By “fragment” is intended a portion of the promoternucleotide sequence that is shorter than the full-length promotersequence and which may retain biological activity. Alternatively,fragments of a nucleotide sequence that are useful as hybridizationprobes or PCR primers generally do not retain biological activity. Thus,fragments of a nucleotide sequence may range from at least about 15, 20,or 25 nucleotides, and up to but not including the full length of anucleotide sequence of the invention.

[0070] The invention encompasses variants of the plant promoters. By“variants” is intended substantially identical sequences.Naturally-occurring variants of the promoter sequences can be identifiedand/or isolated with the use of well-known molecular biology techniques,as, for example, with PCR and hybridization techniques as outlinedbelow.

[0071] Variant promoter nucleotide sequences include syntheticallyderived nucleotide sequences, such as those generated, for example, byusing site-directed mutagenesis or automated oligonucleotide synthesis,but which still exhibit promoter activity. Methods for mutagenesis andnucleotide sequence alterations are well known in the art. See, forexample, Kunkel (1985) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:488-492; Kunkel etal. (1987) Methods in Enzymol. 154:367-382; US Pat. No. 4,873,192;Walker and Gaastra, eds. (1983) Techniques in Molecular Biology(MacMillan Publishing Company, New York) and the references citedtherein. Generally, a nucleotide sequence of the invention will have atleast 80%, preferably 85%, 90%, 95%, up to 98% or more sequence identityto its respective reference promoter nucleotide sequence, and enhance orpromote expression of heterologous coding sequences in plants or plantcells.

[0072] Biologically active variants of the promoter element sequencesshould retain promoter regulatory activity, and thus enhance or suppressexpression of a nucleotide sequence operably linked to a transcriptionregulatory unit comprising the promoter element. Promoter activity maybe measured by Northern blot analysis. See, for example, Sambrook et al.(1989) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d ed., Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y.); herein incorporated byreference. Protein expression indicative of promoter activity can bemeasured by determining the activity of a protein encoded by the codingsequence operably linked to the particular promoter; including but notlimited to such examples as GUS (b-glucoronidase; Jefferson (1987) PlantMol. Biol. Rep. 5:387), GFP (green florescence protein; Chalfie et al.(1994) Science 263:802), luciferase (Riggs et al. (1987) Nucleic AcidsRes. 15(19):8115 and Luehrsen et al. (1992) Methods Enzymol.216:397-414), and the maize genes encoding for anthocyanin production(Ludwig et al. (1990) Science 247:449).

[0073] The invention also encompasses nucleotide sequences whichhybridize to the promoter element sequences of the invention understringent conditions, and enhance or suppress expression of a nucleotidesequence operably linked to a transcription regulatory unit comprisingthe promoter sequences. Hybridization methods are known in the art. See,for example Sambrook et al (1989) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual(2d ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, New York). Seealso Innis et al., eds. (1990) PCT Protocols: A Guide to Methods andApplications (Academic Press, N.Y.); Innis and Gelfand, eds. (1995) PCRStrategies (Academic Press, New York); and Innis and Gelfand, eds.(1999) PCR Methods Manual (Academic Press, New York).

[0074] An “isolated” or “purified” nucleic acid molecule, orbiologically active portion thereof, is substantially free of othercellular material, or culture medium when produced by recombinanttechniques, or substantially free of chemical precursors or otherchemicals when chemically synthesized.

[0075] “Translation leader sequence” refers to a nucleotide sequencelocated between the promoter sequence of a gene and the coding sequence.The translation leader sequence is present in the fully processed mRNAupstream of the translation start sequence. The translation leadersequence may affect processing of the primary transcript to mRNA, mRNAstability or translation efficiency. Examples of translation leadersequences have been described (Turner and Foster (1995) Mol. Biotechnol.3:225-236).

[0076] The term “3′ non-coding sequences” refers to nucleotide sequenceslocated downstream of a coding sequence and includes polyadenylationrecognition sequences and other sequences encoding regulatory signalscapable of affecting mRNA processing or gene expression. Thepolyadenylation signal is usually characterized by the addition ofpolyadenylic acid tracts to the 3′ end of the mRNA precursor. The use ofdifferent 3′ non-coding sequences is exemplified by Ingelbrecht et al.(1989) Plant Cell 1:671-680.

[0077] “RNA transcript” refers to the product resulting from RNApolymerase-catalyzed transcription of a DNA sequence. When the RNAtranscript is a perfect complementary copy of the DNA sequence, it isreferred to as the primary transcript. An RNA sequence derived frompost-transcriptional processing of the primary transcript is referred toas the mature RNA. “Messenger RNA (mRNA)” refers to the RNA that iswithout introns and that can be translated into polypeptides by thecell. “cDNA” refers to DNA that is complementary to and derived from anmRNA template. The cDNA can be single-stranded or converted todouble-stranded form using, for example, the Klenow fragment of DNApolymerase I. “Sense-RNA” refers to an RNA transcript that includes themRNA and so can be translated into a polypeptide by the cell. “AntisenseRNA” refers to an RNA transcript that is complementary to all or part ofa target primary transcript or mRNA and that blocks the expression of atarget gene (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,107,065, incorporated herein byreference). The complementarity of an antisense RNA may be with any partof the specific nucleotide sequence, i.e., at the 5′ non-codingsequence, 3′ non-coding sequence, introns, or the coding sequence.“Functional RNA” refers to sense RNA, antisense RNA, ribozyme RNA, orother RNA that may not be translated but yet has an effect on cellularprocesses.

[0078] The term “operably linked” refers to the association of two ormore nucleic acid fragments on a single polynucleotide so that thefunction of one is affected by the other. For example, a promoter isoperably linked with a coding sequence when it is capable of affectingthe expression of that coding sequence (i.e., that the coding sequenceis under the transcriptional control of the promoter). Coding sequencescan be operably linked to regulatory sequences in sense or antisenseorientation.

[0079] The term “expression”, as used herein, refers to thetranscription and stable accumulation of sense (mRNA) or antisense RNAderived from the nucleic acid fragment of the invention. Expression mayalso refer to translation of mRNA into a polypeptide. “Antisenseinhibition” refers to the production of antisense RNA transcriptscapable of suppressing the expression of the target protein.“Overexpression” refers to the production of a gene product intransgenic organisms that exceeds levels of production in normal ornon-transformed organisms. “Co-suppression” refers to the production ofsense RNA transcripts capable of suppressing the expression of identicalor substantially similar foreign or endogenous genes (U.S. Pat. No.5,231,020, incorporated herein by reference).

[0080] A “protein” or “polypeptide” is a chain of amino acids arrangedin a specific order determined by the coding sequence in apolynucleotide encoding the polypeptide. Each protein or polypeptide hasa unique function.

[0081] “Altered levels” or “altered expression” refers to the productionof gene product(s) in transgenic organisms in amounts or proportionsthat differ from that of normal or non-transformed organisms.

[0082] “Null mutant” refers here to a host cell which either lacks theexpression of a certain polypeptide or expresses a polypeptide which isinactive or does not have any detectable expected enzymatic function.

[0083] “Mature protein” or the term “mature” when used in describing aprotein refers to a post-translationally processed polypeptide; i.e.,one from which any pre- or propeptides present in the primarytranslation product have been removed. “Precursor protein” or the term“precursor” when used in describing a protein refers to the primaryproduct of translation of mRNA; i.e., with pre- and propeptides stillpresent. Pre- and propeptides may be, but are not limited to,intracellular localization signals.

[0084] A “chloroplast transit peptide” is an amino acid sequence whichis translated in conjunction with a protein and directs the protein tothe chloroplast or other plastid types present in the cell in which theprotein is made. “Chloroplast transit sequence”=0 refers to a nucleotidesequence that encodes a chloroplast transit peptide. A “signal peptide”is an amino acid sequence which is translated in conjunction with aprotein and directs the protein to the secretory system (Chrispeels(1991) Ann. Rev. Plant Phys. Plant Mol. Biol. 42:21-53). If the proteinis to be directed to a vacuole, a vacuolar targeting signal (supra) canfurther be added, or if to the endoplasmic reticulum, an endoplasmicreticulum retention signal (supra) may be added. If the protein is to bedirected to the nucleus, any signal peptide present should be removedand instead a nuclear localization signal included (Raikhel (1992) PlantPhys. 100:1627-1632).

[0085] “Transformation” refers to the transfer of a nucleic acidfragment into the genome of a host organism, resulting in geneticallystable inheritance. Host organisms containing the transformed nucleicacid fragments are referred to as “transgenic” organisms. Examples ofmethods of plant transformation include Agrobacterium-mediatedtransformation (De Blaere et al. (1987) Meth. Enzymol. 143:277) andparticle-accelerated or “gene gun” transformation technology (Klein etal. (1987) Nature (London) 327:70-73; U.S. Pat. No. 4,945,050,incorporated herein by reference). Thus, isolated polynucleotides of thepresent invention can be incorporated into recombinant constructs,typically DNA constructs, capable of introduction into and replicationin a host cell. Such a construct can be a vector that includes areplication system and sequences that are capable of transcription andtranslation of a polypeptide-encoding sequence in a given host cell. Anumber of vectors suitable for stable transfection of plant cells or forthe establishment of transgenic plants have been described in, e.g.,Pouwels et al., Cloning Vectors: A Laboratory Manual, 1985, supp. 1987;Weissbach and Weissbach, Methods for Plant Molecular Biology, AcademicPress, 1989; and Flevin et al., Plant Molecular Biology Manual, KluwerAcademic Publishers, 1990. Typically, plant expression vectors include,for example, one or more cloned plant genes under the transcriptionalcontrol of 5′ and 3′ regulatory sequences and a dominant selectablemarker. Such plant expression vectors also can contain a promoterregulatory region (e.g., a regulatory region controlling inducible orconstitutive, environmentally- or developmentally-regulated, or cell- ortissue-specific expression), a transcription initiation start site, aribosome binding site, an RNA processing signal, a transcriptiontermination site, and/or a polyadenylation signal.

[0086] Standard recombinant DNA and molecular cloning techniques usedherein are well known in the art and are described more fully inSambrook et al. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual; Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory Press: Cold Spring Harbor, 1989 (hereinafter“Maniatis”).

[0087] “PCR” or “polymerase chain reaction” is well known by thoseskilled in the art as a technique used for the amplification of specificDNA segments (U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,800,159).

[0088] As used herein, the term “plant” includes reference to wholeplants and their progeny; plant cells; plant parts or organs, such asembryos, pollen, ovules, seeds, flowers, kernels, ears, cobs, leaves,husks, stalks, stems, roots, root tips, anthers, silk and the like.Plant cell, as used herein, further includes, without limitation, cellsobtained from or found in: seeds, suspension cultures, embryos,meristematic regions, callus tissue, leaves, roots, shoots,gametophytes, sporophytes, pollen, and microspores. Plant cells can alsobe understood to include modified cells, such as protoplasts, obtainedfrom the aforementioned tissues. The class of plants which can be usedin the methods of the invention is generally as broad as the class ofhigher plants amenable to transformation techniques, including bothmonocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. A particularly preferredplant is Zea mays.

[0089] The nucleotide sequences for the promoters of the invention areprovided in expression cassettes along with nucleotide sequences ofinterest for expression in the plant of interest. Such nucleotideconstructs or expression cassettes will comprise a transcriptionalinitiation region in combination with a promoter element operably linkedto the nucleotide sequence whose expression is to be controlled by thepromoters disclosed herein. Such construct is provided with a pluralityof restriction sites for insertion of the nucleotide sequence to beunder the transcriptional regulation of the regulatory regions. Theexpression cassette may additionally contain selectable marker genes.

[0090] The transcriptional cassette will include in the 5′ -to-3′direction of transcription, a transcriptional and translationalinitiation region, one or more promoter elements, a nucleotide sequenceof interest, and a transcriptional and translational termination regionfunctional in plant cells. The termination region may be native with thetranscriptional initiation region comprising one or more of the promoternucleotide sequences of the present invention, may be native with theDNA sequence of interest, or may be derived from another source.Convenient termination regions are available from the Ti-plasmid of A.tumefaciens, such as the octopine synthase and nopaline synthasetermination regions. See also, Guerineau et al. (1991) Mol. Gen. Genet.262:141-144; Proudfoot (1991) Cell 64:671-674; Sanfacon etal. (1991)Genes Dev. 5:141-149; Mogen et al. (1990) Plant Cell 2:1261-1272; Munroeet al. (1990) Gene 91:151-158; Ballas et al. 1989) Nucleic Acids Res.17:7891-7903; Joshi et al. (1987) Nucleic Acid Res. 15:9627-9639.

[0091] The expression cassette comprising the transcription regulatoryunit of the invention operably linked to a nucleotide sequence may alsocontain at least one additional nucleotide sequence for a gene to becotransformed into the organism. Alternatively, the additionalsequence(s) can be provided on another expression cassette.

[0092] Where appropriate, the nucleotide sequence whose expression is tobe under the control of the promoter sequence of the present invention,and any additional nucleotide sequence(s), may be optimized forincreased expression in the transformed plant. That is, these nucleotidesequences can be synthesized using plant-preferred codons for improvedexpression. Methods are available in the art for synthesizingplant-preferred nucleotide sequences. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos.5,380,831 and 5,436,391, and Murray et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Res.17:477-498, herein incorporated by reference.

[0093] Additional sequence modifications are known to enhance geneexpression in a cellular host. These include elimination of sequencesencoding spurious polyadenylation signals, exon-intron splice sitesignals, transposon-like repeats, and other such well-characterizedsequences that may be deleterious to gene expression. The G-C content ofthe nucleotide sequence of interest may be adjusted to levels averagefor a given cellular host, as calculated by reference to known genesexpressed in the host cell. When possible, the sequence is modified toavoid predicted hairpin secondary mRNA structures.

[0094] The expression cassettes may additionally contain 5′ leadersequences in the expression cassette construct. Such leader sequencescan act to enhance translation. Translation leaders are known in the artand include: picornavirus leaders, for example, EMCV leader(Encephalomyocarditis 5′ noncoding region) (Elroy-Stein et al. (1989)Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 86:6126-6130); potyvirus leaders, for example,TEV leader (Tobacco Etch Virus) (Allison et al. (1986)); MDMV leader(Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus) (Virology 154:9-20); human immunoglobulinheavy-chain binding protein (BiP) (Macejak and Sarnow (1991) Nature353:90-94); untranslated leader from the coat protein mRNA of alfalfamosaic virus (AMV RNA 4) (Jobling and Gehrke (1987) Nature 325:622-625);tobacco mosaic virus leader (TMV) (Gallie et al. (1989) MolecularBiology of RNA, pages 237-256); and maize chlorotic mottle virus leader(MCMV) (Lommel et al. (1991) Virology 81:382-385). See also Della-Cioppaet al. (1987) Plant Physiology 84:965-968. Other methods known toenhance translation and/or mRNA stability can also be utilized, forexample, introns, and the like.

[0095] In preparing the expression cassette, the various DNA fragmentsmay be manipulated, so as to provide for the DNA sequences in the properorientation and, as appropriate, in the proper reading frame. Towardthis end, adapters or linkers may be employed to join the DNA fragmentsor other manipulations may be involved to provide for convenientrestriction sites, removal of superfluous DNA, removal of restrictionsites, or the like. For this purpose, in vitro mutagenesis, primerrepair, restriction, annealing, substitutions, for example, transitionsand transversions, may be involved.

[0096] The promoters may be used to drive reporter genes or selectablemarker genes. Examples of suitable reporter genes known in the art canbe found in, for example, Jefferson et al. (1991) in Plant MolecularBiology Manual, ed. Gelvin et al. (Kluwer Academic Publishers), pp.1-33; DeWet et al. (1987) Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:725-737; Goff et al. (1990)EMBO J. 9:2517-2522; and Kain et al. (1995) Bio Techniques 19:650-655;and Chiu et al. (1996) Current Biology 6:325-330.

[0097] Selectable marker genes for selection of transformed cells ortissues can include genes that confer antibiotic resistance orresistance to herbicides. Examples of suitable selectable marker genesinclude, but are not limited to, genes encoding resistance tochloramphenicol (Herrera Estrella et al. (1983) EMBO J. 2:987-992);methotrexate (Herrera Estrella et al. (1983) Nature 303:209-213; Meijeret al. (1991) Plant Mol. Biol. 16:807-820); hygromycin (Waldron et al.(1985) Plant Mol. Biol. 5:103-108; Zhijian et al. (1995) Plant Science108:219-227); streptomycin (Jones et al. (1987) Mol. Gen. Genet.210:86-91); spectinomycin (Bretagne-Sagnard et al. (1996) TransgenicRes. 5:131-137); bleomycin (Hille et al. (1990) Plant Mol. Biol.7:171-176); sulfonamide (Guerineau et al. (1990) Plant Mol. Biol.15:127-136); bromoxynil (Stalker et al. (1988) Science 242:419-423);glyphosate (Shaw et al. (1986) Science 233:478-481); phosphinothricin(DeBlock et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:2513-2518).

[0098] Other genes that could serve utility in the recovery oftransgenic events but might not be required in the final product wouldinclude, but are not limited to, such examples as GUS (b-glucoronidase;Jefferson (1987) Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 5:387), GFP (green fluorescenceprotein; Chalfie et al. (1994) Science 263:802), luciferase (Riggs etal. (1987) Nucleic Acids Res.15(19):8115 and Luehrsen et al (1992)Methods Enzymol. 216:397-414), and the maize genes encoding foranthocyanin production (Ludwig et al. (1990) Science 247:449).

[0099] The expression cassette comprising the transcription regulatoryunit of the present invention operably linked to a nucleotide sequenceof interest can be used to transform any plant. In this manner,genetically modified plants, plant cells, plant tissue, seed, and thelike can be obtained. Transformation protocols as well as protocols forintroducing nucleotide sequences into plants may vary depending on thetype of plant or plant cell, i.e., monocot or dicot, targeted fortransformation. Suitable methods of introducing nucleotide sequencesinto plant cells and subsequent insertion into the plant genome includemicroinjection (Crossway et al. (1986) Biotechniques 4:320-334),electroporation (Riggs et al. (1986) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA83:5602-5606, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (Townsend et al.,U.S. Pat. No. 5,563,055), direct gene transfer (Paszkowski et al. (1984)EMBO J. 3:2717-2722), and ballistic particle acceleration (see, forexample, Sanford et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,945,050; Tomes et al. (1995)“Direct DNA Transfer into Intact Plant Cells via MicroprojectileBombardment,” in Plant Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture: FundamentalMethods, ed. Gamborg and Phillips (Springer-Verlag, Berlin); and McCabeet al. (1988) Biotechnology 6:923-926). Also see Weissinger et al.(1988) Ann. Rev. Genet. 22:421-477; Sanford et al. (1987) ParticulateScience and Technology 5:27-37 (onion); Christou et al. (1988) PlantPhysiol. 87:671-674 (soybean); McCabe et al. (1988) Bio/Technology6:923-926 (soybean); Finer and McMullen (1991) In Vitro Cell Dev. Biol.27P:175-182 (soybean); Singh et al. (1998) Theor. Appl. Genet.96:319-324 (soybean); Datta et al. (1990) Biotechnology 8:736-740(rice); Klein et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:4305-4309(maize); Klein et al. (1988) Biotechnology 6:559-563 (maize); Tomes,U.S. Pat. No. 5,240,855; Buising et al., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,322,783 and5,324,646; Tomes et al. (1995) “Direct DNA Transfer into Intact PlantCells via Microprojectile Bombardment,” in Plant Cell, Tissue, and OrganCulture: Fundamental Methods, ed. Gamborg (Springer-Verlag, Berlin)(maize); Klein et al. (1988) Plant Physiol. 91:440-444 (maize); Fromm etal. (1990) Biotechnology 8:833-839 (maize); Hooykaas-Van Slogteren etal. (1984) Nature (London) 311:763-764; Bytebier et al. (1987) Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:5345-5349 (Liliaceae); De Wet et al. (1985) inThe Experimental Manipulation of Ovule Tissues, ed. Chapman et al.(Longman, N.Y.), pp. 197-209 (pollen); Kaeppler et al. (1990) Plant CellReports 9:415-418 and Kaeppler et al. (1992) Theor. Appl. Genet.84:560-566 (whisker-mediated transformation); D'Halluin et al. (1992)Plant Cell 4:1495-1505 (electroporation); Li et al. (1993) Plant CellReports 12:250-255 and Christou and Ford (1995) Annals of Botany75:407-413 (rice); Osjoda et al. (1996) Nature Biotechnology 14:745-750(maize via Agrobacterium tumefaciens); all of which are hereinincorporated by reference.

[0100] In certain preferred embodiments in this regard, the vectorsprovide for preferred expression. Such preferred expression may beinducible expression, or temporally limited, or restricted topredominantly certain types of cells, or any combination of the above.Particularly preferred among inducible vectors are vectors that can beinduced for expression by environmental factors that are easy tomanipulate, such as temperature and nutrient additives. A variety ofvectors suitable to this aspect of the invention, including constitutiveand inducible expression vectors for use in prokaryotic and eukaryotichosts, are well known and employed routinely by those of skill in theart. Such vectors include, among others, chromosomal, episomal andvirus-derived vectors, e.g., vectors derived from bacterial plasmids,from bacteriophage, from transposons, from yeast episomes, frominsertion elements, from yeast chromosomal elements, from viruses suchas baculoviruses, papova viruses, such as SV40, vaccinia viruses,adenoviruses, fowl pox viruses, pseudorabies viruses and retroviruses,and vectors derived from combinations thereof, such as those derivedfrom plasmid and bacteriophage genetic elements, such as cosmids andphagemids and binaries used for Agrobacterium-mediated transformations.All may be used for expression in accordance with this aspect of thepresent invention.

[0101] The cells that have been transformed may be grown into plants inaccordance with conventional ways. See, for example, McCormick et al.(1986) Plant Cell Reports 5:81-84. These plants may then be grown, andeither pollinated with the same transformed strain or different strains,and the resulting hybrid having expression of the desired phenotypiccharacteristic identified. Two or more generations may be grown toensure that expression of the desired phenotypic characteristic isstably maintained and inherited and then seeds harvested to ensureexpression of the desired phenotypic characteristic has been achieved.

[0102] The present invention may be used for transformation of any plantspecies, including, but not limited to, maize (Zea mays), Brassica sp.(e.g., B. napus, B. rapa, B. juncea), particularly those Brassicaspecies useful as sources of seed oil, alfalfa (Medicago sativa), rice(Oryza sativa), rye (Secale cereale), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, Sorghumvulgare), millet (e.g., pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), proso millet(Panicum miliaceum), foxtail millet (Setaria italica), finger millet(Eleusine coracana)), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), safflower(Carthamus tinctorius), wheat (Triticum aestivum), soybean (Glycinemax), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), potato (Solanum tuberosum), peanuts(Arachis hypogaea), cotton (Gossypium barbadense, Gossypium hirsutum),sweet potato (Ipomoea batatus), cassava (Manihot esculenta), coffee(Coffea spp.), coconut (Cocos nucifera), pineapple (Ananas comosus),citrus trees (Citrus spp.), cocoa (Theobroma cacao), tea (Camelliasinensis), banana (Musa spp.), avocado (Persea americana), fig (Ficuscasica), guava (Psidium guajava), mango (Mangifera indica), olive (Oleaeuropaea), papaya (Carica papaya), cashew (Anacardium occidentale),macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia), almond (Prunus amygdalus), sugarbeets (Beta vulgaris), sugarcane (Saccharum spp.), oats, barley,vegetables, ornamentals, and conifers.

[0103] Vegetables include tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum), lettuce(e.g., Lactuca saliva), green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), lima beans(Phaseolus limensis), peas (Lathyrus spp.), and members of the genusCucumis such as cucumber (C. sativus), cantaloupe (C. cantalupensis),and musk melon (C. melo). Ornamentals include azalea (Rhododendronspp.), hydrangea (Macrophylla hydrangea), hibiscus (Hibiscusrosasanensis), roses (Rosa spp.), tulips (Tulipa spp.), daffodils(Narcissus spp.), petunias (Petunia hybrida), carnation (Dianthuscaryophyllus), poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), and chrysanthemum.Conifers that may be employed in practicing the present inventioninclude, for example, pines such as loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), slashpine (Pinus elliotil), ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), lodgepole pine(Pinus contorta), and Monterey pine (Pinus radiata); Douglas-fir(Pseudotsuga menziesil); Western hemlock (Tsuga canadensis); Sitkaspruce (Picea glauca); redwood (Sequoia sempervirens); true firs such assilver fir (Abies amabilis) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea); and cedarssuch as Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) and Alaska yellow-cedar(Chamaecyparis nootkatensis). Preferably, plants of the presentinvention are crop plants (for example, maize, alfalfa, sunflower,Brassica, soybean, cotton, safflower, peanut, sorghum, wheat, millet,tobacco, etc.), more preferably maize and soybean plants, yet morepreferably maize plants.

[0104] Plants of particular interest include grain plants that provideseeds of interest, oil-seed plants, and leguminous plants. Seeds ofinterest include grain seeds, such as maize, wheat, barley, rice,sorghum, rye, etc. Oil-seed plants include cotton, soybean, safflower,sunflower, Brassica, maize, alfalfa, palm, coconut, etc. Leguminousplants include beans and peas. Beans include guar, locust bean,fenugreek, soybean, garden beans, cowpea, mungbean, lima bean, favabean, lentils, chickpea, etc.

[0105] The promoter sequences and methods disclosed herein, comprisingSEQ ID NO:73 and 74, are useful in regulating expression of a nucleotidesequence of interest in a host plant in a spatial-, temporal-, and/ortissue-preferred manner. Thus, the nucleotide sequence operably linkedto the promoters disclosed herein may be a structural gene encoding aprotein of interest. Examples of such genes include, but are not limitedto, genes encoding proteins conferring resistance to abiotic stress,such as drought, temperature, salinity, and toxins such as pesticidesand herbicides, or to biotic stress, such as attacks by fungi, viruses,bacteria, insects, and nematodes, and development of diseases associatedwith these organisms. Other examples include genes encoding proteinswhich modify plant reproduction, such as those affecting male or femalesterility or fertility, or which preferentially express in maternal orpaternal tissue.

[0106] Alternatively, the nucleotide sequence operably linked to one ofthe promoters disclosed herein may be an antisense sequence for atargeted gene. Thus, sequences can be constructed which arecomplementary to, and will hybridize with, the messenger RNA (mRNA) ofthe targeted gene. Modifications of the antisense sequences may be made,as long as the sequences hybridize to and interfere with expression ofthe corresponding mRNA. In this manner, antisense constructions having70%, preferably 80%, more preferably 85% sequence similarity to thecorresponding antisensed sequences may be used. Furthermore, portions ofthe antisense nucleotides may be used to disrupt the expression of thetarget gene. Generally, sequences of at least 50 nucleotides, 100nucleotides, 200 nucleotides, or greater may be used. When deliveredinto a plant cell, expression of the antisense DNA sequence preventsnormal expression of the DNA nucleotide sequence for the targeted gene.In this manner, production of the native protein encoded by the targetedgene is inhibited to achieve a desired phenotypic response. Thus thepromoter is linked to antisense DNA sequences to reduce or inhibitexpression of a native protein in the plant.

[0107] The present invention concerns an isolated polynucleotidecomprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a functional FIE polypeptidehaving at least 80% identity, based on the GAP (GCG Version 10) methodof alignment, to a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQID NOS:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34,36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and70.

[0108] The present invention also concerns an isolated polynucleotidecomprising a chromosomal nucleotide sequence having at least 80%identity, based on the GAP (GCG Version 10) method of alignment, to anucleotide of SEQ ID NO:71 or 72.

[0109] Preferably, the isolated nucleotide sequence comprises a nucleicacid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos:1, 3, 5,7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41,43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, and 72 thatcodes for the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNos:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36,38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70.

[0110] Nucleic acid fragments encoding at least a portion of severalproteins involved in seed development have been isolated and identifiedby comparison of random plant cDNA sequences to public databasescontaining nucleotide and protein sequences, using the BLAST algorithmswell known to those skilled in the art. The nucleic acid fragments ofthe instant invention may be used to isolate cDNAs and genes encodinghomologous proteins from the same or other plant species. Isolation ofhomologous genes using sequence-dependent protocols is well known in theart. Examples of sequence-dependent protocols include, but are notlimited to, methods of nucleic acid hybridization, and methods of DNAand RNA amplification as exemplified by various uses of nucleic acidamplification technologies (e.g., polymerase chain reaction, ligasechain reaction).

[0111] For example, genes encoding other fertilization-independentendosperm proteins, either as cDNAs or genomic DNAs, could be isolateddirectly by using all or a portion of the instant nucleic acid fragmentsas DNA hybridization probes to screen libraries from any desired plant,employing methodology well known to those skilled in the art. Specificoligonucleotide probes based upon the instant nucleic acid sequences canbe designed and synthesized by methods known in the art (e.g., MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2^(nd) Edition, Sambrook, Fritsch, andManiatis). Moreover, an entire sequence can be used directly tosynthesize DNA probes by methods known to the skilled artisan, such asrandom primer DNA labeling, nick translation, end-labeling techniques,or RNA probes using available in vitro transcription systems. Inaddition, specific primers can be designed and used to amplify a part orall of the instant sequences. The resulting amplification products canbe labeled directly during amplification reactions or labeled afteramplification reactions, and used as probes to isolate full length cDNAor genomic fragments under conditions of appropriate stringency.

[0112] In addition, two short segments of the instant nucleic acidfragments may be used in polymerase chain reaction protocols to amplifylonger nucleic acid fragments encoding homologous genes from DNA or RNA.The polymerase chain reaction may also be performed on a library ofcloned nucleic acid fragments wherein the sequence of one primer isderived from the instant nucleic acid fragments, and the sequence of theother primer takes advantage of the presence of the polyadenylic acidtracts to the 3′ end of the mRNA precursor encoding plant genes.Alternatively, the second primer sequence may be based upon sequencesderived from the cloning vector. For example, the skilled artisan canfollow the RACE protocol (Frohman et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.USA 85:8998-9002) to generate cDNAs by using PCR to amplify copies ofthe region between a single point in the transcript and the 3′ or 5′end. Primers oriented in the 3′ and 5′ directions can be designed fromthe instant sequences. Using commercially available 3′ RACE or 5′ RACEsystems (BRL), specific 3′ or 5′ cDNA fragments can be isolated (Oharaet al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:5673-5677; Loh et al. (1989)Science 243:217-220). Products generated by the 3′ and 5′ RACEprocedures can be combined to generate full-length cDNAs (Frohman andMartin (1989) Techniques 1:165). Consequently, a polynucleotidecomprising a nucleotide sequence of at least 60 (preferably at least 40,most preferably at least 30) contiguous nucleotides derived from anucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos:1,3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39,41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, and 72and the complement of such nucleotide sequences may be used in suchmethods to obtain a nucleic acid fragment encoding a substantial portionof an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide.

[0113] The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a nucleicacid fragment encoding a substantial portion of afertilization-independent endosperm polypeptide, comprising the stepsof: synthesizing an oligonucleotide primer comprising a nucleotidesequence of at least 60 (preferably at least 40, most preferably atleast 30) contiguous nucleotides derived from a nucleotide sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13,15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49,51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71 and 72, and the complement ofsuch nucleotide sequences; and amplifying a nucleic acid fragment(preferably a cDNA inserted in a cloning vector) using theoligonucleotide primer. The amplified nucleic acid fragment preferablywill encode a portion of a fertilization-independent endospermpolypeptide.

[0114] Availability of the instant nucleotide and deduced amino acidsequences facilitates immunological screening of cDNA expressionlibraries. Synthetic peptides representing portions of the instant aminoacid sequences may be synthesized. These peptides can be used toimmunize animals to produce polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies withspecificity for peptides or proteins comprising the amino acidsequences. These antibodies can be then be used to screen cDNAexpression libraries to isolate full-length cDNA clones of interest(Lerner (1984) Adv. Immunol. 36:1-34; Maniatis).

[0115] In another embodiment, this invention concerns viruses and hostcells comprising either the chimeric genes of the invention as describedherein or an isolated polynucleotide of the invention as describedherein. Examples of host cells which can be used to practice theinvention include, but are not limited to, yeast, bacteria, and plants.

[0116] As was noted above, the nucleic acid fragments of the instantinvention may be used to create transgenic plants in which the disclosedpolypeptides are present at higher or lower levels than normal or incell types or developmental stages in which they are not normally found.This would have the effect of altering endosperm and/or embryo formationin those plants.

[0117] Overexpression of the proteins of the instant invention may beaccomplished by first constructing a chimeric gene in which the codingregion is operably linked to a promoter capable of directing expressionof a gene in the desired tissues at the desired stage of development.The chimeric gene may comprise promoter sequences and translation leadersequences derived from the same genes. 3′ non-coding sequences encodingtranscription termination signals may also be provided. The instantchimeric gene may also comprise one or more introns in order tofacilitate gene expression.

[0118] Plasmid vectors comprising the instant isolated polynucleotide(or chimeric gene) may be constructed. The choice of plasmid vector isdependent upon the method that will be used to transform host plants.The skilled artisan is well aware of the genetic elements that must bepresent on the plasmid vector in order to successfully transform, selectand propagate host cells containing the chimeric gene. The skilledartisan will also recognize that different independent transformationevents will result in different levels and patterns of expression (Joneset al. (1985) EMBO J. 4:2411-2418; De Almeida et al. (1989) Mol. Gen.Genetics 218:78-86), and thus that multiple events must be screened inorder to obtain lines displaying the desired expression level andpattern. Such screening may be accomplished by Southern analysis of DNA,Northern analysis of mRNA expression, Western analysis of proteinexpression, or phenotypic analysis.

[0119] For some applications it may be useful to direct the instantpolypeptides to different cellular compartments, or to facilitate theirsecretion from the cell. It is thus envisioned that the chimeric genedescribed above may be further supplemented by directing the codingsequence to encode the instant polypeptides with appropriateintracellular targeting sequences such as transit sequences (Keegstra(1989) Cell 56:247-253), signal sequences or sequences encodingendoplasmic reticulum localization (Chrispeels (1991) Ann. Rev. PlantPhys. Plant Mol. Biol. 42:21-53) or nuclear localization signals(Raikhel (1992) Plant Phys. 100:1627-1632) with or without removingtargeting sequences that are already present. While the references citedgive examples of each of these, the list is not exhaustive and moretargeting signals of use may be discovered in the future.

[0120] It may also be desirable to reduce or eliminate expression ofgenes encoding the instant polypeptides in plants for some applications.In order to accomplish this, a chimeric gene designed for co-suppressionof the instant polypeptide can be constructed by linking a gene or genefragment encoding that polypeptide to plant promoter sequences.Alternatively, a chimeric gene designed to express antisense RNA for allor part of the instant nucleic acid fragment can be constructed bylinking the gene or gene fragment in reverse orientation to plantpromoter sequences. Either the co-suppression or antisense chimericgenes could be introduced into plants via transformation whereinexpression of the corresponding endogenous genes is reduced oreliminated.

[0121] Molecular genetic solutions to the generation of plants withaltered gene expression have a decided advantage over more traditionalplant breeding approaches. Changes in plant phenotypes can be producedby specifically inhibiting expression of one or more genes by antisenseinhibition or co-suppression (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,190,931, 5,107,065, and5,283,323), by formation of double-stranded RNA (InternationalPublication Number WO 99/53050; Smith et al., Nature 407:319-320(2000)), and through other methods known to those of skill in the art.

[0122] An antisense, co-suppression, or dsRNA construct would act as adominant negative regulator of gene activity. While conventionalmutations can yield negative regulation of gene activity, these effectsare most likely recessive. The dominant negative regulation availablewith a transgenic approach may be advantageous from a breedingperspective. In addition, the ability to restrict the expression of aspecific phenotype to the reproductive tissues of the plant by the useof tissue-specific promoters may confer agronomic advantages relative toconventional mutations which may have an effect in all tissues in whicha mutant gene is ordinarily expressed.

[0123] The person skilled in the art will know that specialconsiderations are associated with the use of antisense or cosuppressiontechnologies in order to reduce expression of particular genes. Forexample, the proper level of expression of sense or antisense genes mayrequire the use of different chimeric genes utilizing differentregulatory elements known to the skilled artisan. Once transgenic plantsare obtained by one of the methods described above, it will be necessaryto screen individual transgenics for those that most effectively displaythe desired phenotype. Accordingly, the skilled artisan will developmethods for screening large numbers of transformants. The nature ofthese screens will generally be chosen on practical grounds. Forexample, one can screen by looking for changes in gene expression byusing antibodies specific for the protein encoded by the gene beingsuppressed, or one could establish assays that specifically measureenzyme activity. A preferred method will be one which allows largenumbers of samples to be processed rapidly, since it will be expectedthat a large number of transformants will be negative for the desiredphenotype.

[0124] In another embodiment, the present invention concerns apolypeptide that has at least 80% identity, based on the GAP (GCGVersion 10) method of alignment, to a polypeptide selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NOS:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22,24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58,60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70.

[0125] The instant polypeptides (or portions thereof) may be produced inheterologous host cells, particularly in the cells of microbial hosts,and can be used to prepare antibodies to these proteins by methods wellknown to those skilled in the art. The antibodies are useful fordetecting the polypeptides of the instant invention in situ in cells orin vitro in cell extracts. Preferred heterologous host cells forproduction of the instant polypeptides are microbial hosts. Microbialexpression systems and expression vectors containing regulatorysequences that direct high level expression of foreign proteins are wellknown to those skilled in the art. Any of these could be used toconstruct a chimeric gene for production of the instant polypeptides.This chimeric gene could then be introduced into appropriatemicroorganisms via transformation to provide high level expression ofthe encoded reproduction proteins. An example of a vector for high levelexpression of the instant polypeptides in a bacterial host is provided(Example 16).

[0126] All or a substantial portion of the polynucleotides of theinstant invention may also be used as probes for genetically andphysically mapping the genes that they are a part of, and used asmarkers for traits linked to those genes. Such information may be usefulin plant breeding in order to develop lines with desired phenotypes. Forexample, the instant nucleic acid fragments may be used as restrictionfragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers. Southern blots (Maniatis)of restriction-digested plant genomic DNA may be probed with the nucleicacid fragments of the instant invention. The resulting banding patternsmay then be subjected to genetic analyses using computer programs suchas MapMaker (Lander et al. (1987) Genomics 1:174-181) in order toconstruct a genetic map. In addition, the nucleic acid fragments of theinstant invention may be used to probe Southern blots containingrestriction endonuclease-treated genomic DNAs of a set of individualsrepresenting parent and progeny of a defined genetic cross. Segregationof the DNA polymorphisms is noted and used to calculate the position ofthe instant nucleic acid sequence in the genetic map previously obtainedusing this population (Botstein et al. (1980) Am. J. Hum. Genet.32:314-331).

[0127] The production and use of plant gene-derived probes for use ingenetic mapping is described in Bernatzky and Tanksley (1986) Plant Mol.Biol. Reporter 4:37-41. Numerous publications describe genetic mappingof specific cDNA clones using the methodology outlined above orvariations thereof. For example, F2 intercross populations, backcrosspopulations, randomly mated populations, near isogenic lines, and othersets of individuals may be used for mapping. Such methodologies are wellknown to those skilled in the art.

[0128] Nucleic acid probes derived from the instant nucleic acidsequences may also be used for physical mapping (i.e., placement ofsequences on physical maps; see Hoheisel et al. In: Nonmammalian GenomicAnalysis: A Practical Guide, Academic press 1996, pp. 319-346, andreferences cited therein).

[0129] In another embodiment, nucleic acid probes derived from theinstant nucleic acid sequences may be used in direct fluorescence insitu hybridization (FISH) mapping (Trask (1991) Trends Genet.7:149-154). Although current methods of FISH mapping favor use of largeclones (several to several hundred kilobases; see Laan et al. (1995)Genome Res. 5:13-20), improvements in sensitivity may allow performanceof FISH mapping using shorter probes.

[0130] A variety of nucleic acid amplification-based methods of geneticand physical mapping may be carried out using the instant nucleic acidsequences. Examples include allele-specific amplification (Kazazian(1989) J. Lab. Clin. Med. 11:95-96), polymorphism of PCR-amplifiedfragments (CAPS; Sheffield et al. (1993) Genomics 16:325-332),allele-specific ligation (Landegren et al. (1988) Science241:1077-1080), nucleotide extension reactions (Sokolov (1990) NucleicAcid Res. 18:3671), Radiation Hybrid Mapping (Walter et al. (1997) Nat.Genet. 7:22-28) and Happy Mapping (Dear and Cook (1989) Nucleic AcidRes. 17:6795-6807). For these methods, the sequence of a nucleic acidfragment is used to design and produce primer pairs for use in theamplification reaction or in primer extension reactions. The design ofsuch primers is well known to those skilled in the art. In methodsemploying PCR-based genetic mapping, it may be necessary to identify DNAsequence differences between the parents of the mapping cross in theregion corresponding to the instant nucleic acid sequence. This,however, is generally not necessary for mapping methods.

[0131] Loss-of-function mutant phenotypes may be identified for theinstant cDNA clones either by targeted gene disruption protocols or byidentifying specific mutants for these genes contained in a maizepopulation carrying mutations in all possible genes (Ballinger andBenzer (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 86:9402-9406; Koes et al. (1995)Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 92:8149-8153; Bensen et al. (1995) Plant Cell7:75-84). The latter approach may be accomplished in two ways. First,short segments of the instant nucleic acid fragments may be used inpolymerase chain reaction protocols in conjunction with a mutation tagsequence primer on DNAs prepared from a population of plants in whichMutator transposons or some other mutation-causing DNA element has beenintroduced (see Bensen, supra). The amplification of a specific DNAfragment with these primers indicates the insertion of the mutation tagelement in or near the plant gene encoding the instant polypeptides.Alternatively, the instant nucleic acid fragment may be used as ahybridization probe against PCR amplification products generated fromthe mutation population using the mutation tag sequence primer inconjunction with an arbitrary genomic site primer, such as that for arestriction enzyme site-anchored synthetic adaptor. With either method,a plant containing a mutation in the endogenous gene encoding theinstant polypeptides can be identified and obtained. This mutant plantcan then be used to determine or confirm the natural function of theinstant polypeptides disclosed herein.

[0132] The Trait Utility System for Corn (TUSC) is a method that employsgenetic and molecular techniques to facilitate the study of genefunction in maize. Studying gene function implies that the gene'ssequence is already known, thus the method works in reverse: fromsequence to phenotype. This kind of application is referred to as“reverse genetics”, which contrasts with “forward” methods that aredesigned to identify and isolate the gene(s) responsible for aparticular trait (phenotype). One of skill in the art could readilyconceive of use of this procedure with the sequences disclosed in thecurrent application.

[0133] Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., has a proprietary collectionof maize genomic DNA from approximately 42,000 individual F₁ plants(Reverse genetics for maize, Meeley, R. and Briggs, S., 1995, MaizeGenet. Coop. Newslett. 69:67, 82). The genome of each of theseindividuals contains multiple copies of the transposable element family,Mutator (Mu). The Mu family is highly mutagenic; in the presence of theactive element Mu-DR, these elements transpose throughout the genome,inserting into genic regions, and often disrupting gene function. Bycollecting genomic DNA from a large number (42,000) of individuals,Pioneer has assembled a library of the mutagenized maize genome.

[0134] Mu insertion events are predominantly heterozygous; given therecessive nature of most insertional mutations, the F₁ plants appearwild-type. Each of the F₁ plants is selfed to produce F₂ seed, which iscollected. In generating the F₂ progeny, insertional mutations segregatein a Mendelian fashion so are useful for investigating a mutant allele'seffect on the phenotype. The TUSC system has been successfully used by anumber of laboratories to identify the function of a variety of genes(Cloning and characterization of the maize An1 gene, Bensen, R. J., etal., 1995, Plant Cell 7:75-84; Diversification of C-function activity inmaize flower development, Mena, M., et al., 1996, Science 274:1537-1540;Analysis of a chemical plant defense mechanism in grasses, Frey, M., etal., 1997, Science 277:696-699;The control of maize spikelet meristemfate by the APETALA2-like gene Indeterminate spikelet 1, Chuck, G.,Meeley, R. B., and Hake, S., 1998, Genes & Development 12:1145-1154; ASecY homologue is required for the elaboration of the chloroplastthylakoid membrane and for normal chloroplast gene expression, Roy, L.M. and Barkan, A., 1998, J. Cell Biol. 141:1-11).

[0135] The disclosure of each reference set forth herein is incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety.

EXAMPLES

[0136] The present invention is further defined in the followingExamples, in which parts and percentages are by weight and degrees areCelsius, unless otherwise stated. It should be understood that theseExamples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, aregiven by way of illustration only and not by way of limitation.

[0137] From the above discussion and these Examples, one skilled in theart can ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention, andwithout departing from the spirit and scope thereof, can make variouschanges and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usagesand conditions. Thus, various modifications of the invention in additionto those shown and described herein will be apparent to those skilled inthe art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are alsointended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Example 1 Composition of cDNA Libraries; Isolation and Sequencing ofcDNA Clones

[0138] cDNA libraries representing mRNAs from various catalpa, maize,eucalyptus, rice, soybean, sunflower and wheat tissues were prepared.The characteristics of the source tissues are described below in Table2. TABLE 2 cDNA Libraries from Catalpa, Maize, Eucalyptus, Rice,Soybean, Sunflower and Wheat Library Tissue Clone ccase-b Maize callus,somatic embryo formed ccase- b.pk0026.g4 cen1 Maize endosperm 10 to 11days after pollination cen1.mn0001.g10 cen3n Maize endosperm 20 daysafter pollination* cen3n.pk0076.b8 cpb1c Maize pooled BMS treated withchemicals related to cpb1c.pk001.d10 Ca⁺⁺ channel** eec1c Eucalyptustereticornis capsules (older flowers, lost eec1c.pk003.e23 stamens,possibly fertilized) from adult tree hlp1c Helianthus sp. leaf infectedwith phomopsis hlp1c.pk003.e8 ncs Catalpa speciosa developing seedncs.pk0019.h3 p0003 Maize premeiotic ear shoot, 0.2-4 cm p0003.cgped29rbp0003.cgpfn34f p0003.cgpfn34rb p0037 Maize V5 stage*** roots infestedwith corn root worm p0037.crwao47r p0041 Maize root tips smaller than 5mm in length four days p0041.crtaw93r after imbibition p0101 Maizeembryo sacs 4 days after pollination* p0101.cgamg48r p0104 Maize rootsV5, corn root worm infested* p0104.cabbn62r p0107 Maize whole kernels 7days after pollination* p0107.cbcai79r p0119 Maize V12 stage*** earshoot with husk, night harvested* p0119.cmtoh49r p0120 Pooled endosperm:18, 21, 24, 27 and 29 days after p0120.cdebd48r pollination* rcal1c Ricenipponbare callus rcal1c.pk0001.d2 ses2w Soybean embryogenic suspension2 weeks after ses2w.pk0015.b10 subculture wkm1c Wheat kernel malted 55hours at 22 degrees Celsius wkm1c.pk0003.f4

[0139] cDNA libraries may be prepared by any one of many methodsavailable. For example, the cDNAs may be introduced into plasmid vectorsby first preparing the cDNA libraries in Uni-ZAP™ XR vectors accordingto the manufacturer's protocol (Stratagene Cloning Systems, La Jolla,Calif.). The Uni-ZAP™ XR libraries are converted into plasmid librariesaccording to the protocol provided by Stratagene. Upon conversion, cDNAinserts will be contained in the plasmid vector pBluescript. Inaddition, the cDNAs may be introduced directly into precut Bluescript IISK(+) vectors (Stratagene) using T4 DNA ligase (New England Biolabs),followed by transfection into DH10B cells according to themanufacturer's protocol (GIBCO BRL Products). Once the cDNA inserts arein plasmid vectors, plasmid DNAs are prepared from randomly pickedbacterial colonies containing recombinant pBluescript plasmids, or theinsert cDNA sequences are amplified via polymerase chain reaction usingprimers specific for vector sequences flanking the inserted cDNAsequences. Amplified insert DNAs or plasmid DNAs are sequenced indye-primer sequencing reactions to generate partial cDNA sequences(expressed sequence tags or “ESTs”; see Adams et al., (1991) Science252:1651-1656). The resulting ESTs are analyzed using a Perkin ElmerModel 377 fluorescent sequencer.

Example 2 Identification of cDNA Clones

[0140] The cDNA sequences obtained in Example 1 were analyzed forsimilarity to all publicly available DNA sequences contained in the “nr”database using the BLASTN algorithm (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool;Altschul et al. (1993) J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410) provided by theNational Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI; seewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/).

[0141] The DNA sequences were also translated in all reading frames andcompared for similarity to all publicly available protein sequencescontained in the “nr” database (comprising all non-redundant GenBank CDStranslations, sequences derived from the 3-dimensional structureBrookhaven Protein Data Bank, the last major release of the SWISS-PROTprotein sequence database, EMBL, and DDBJ databases) using the BLASTXalgorithm (Gish and States (1993) Nat. Genet. 3:266-272) provided by theNCBI.

[0142] For convenience, the P-value (probability) of observing a matchof a cDNA sequence to a sequence contained in the searched databasesmerely by chance as calculated by BLAST is reported herein as a “pLog”value, which represents the negative of the logarithm of the reportedP-value. Accordingly, the greater the pLog value, the greater thelikelihood that the cDNA sequence and the BLAST “hit” representhomologous proteins.

[0143] Abbreviations which may be used in describing the sequenceslisted in the following tables include:

[0144] EST—individual Expressed Sequence Tag

[0145] FIS—Full Insert Sequence; the entire cDNA insert comprising theindicated EST

[0146] Contig—an assembly of two or more contiguous ESTs

[0147] Contig+—a contig comprising an FIS and one or more ESTs

[0148] CGS—Complete Gene Sequence; a sequence encoding an entireprotein, derived from one or more of the above DNA segments; may bedetermined in combination with PCR

Example 3 Characterization of cDNA EST Clones EncodingFertilization-Independent Endosperm Protein

[0149] The BLASTX search using the EST sequences of clones listed inTable 1 revealed similarity of the polypeptides encoded by the cDNAs tofertilization-independent endosperm protein from Arabidopsis thaliana(NCBI Identifier No. gi 4567095). Scores, on a pLog basis, ranged from18.0 to 89.7, with an average score of 50.3.

Example 4 Characterization of cDNA FIS and CGS Clones EncodingFertilization-Independent Endosperm Protein

[0150] The sequence of the entire cDNA insert (FIS) in each of theclones listed in Table 3 was determined. Further sequencing andsearching of the DuPont proprietary database allowed the identificationof other maize, rice, soybean, wheat, eucalyptus, sunflower, and catalpaclones encoding fertilization-independent endosperm proteins. A BLASTXsearch using the full insert sequences and complete gene sequenceslisted in Table 1 revealed similarity of the polypeptides encoded bythese cDNAs to fertilization-independent endosperm protein fromArabidopsis thaliana (NCBI Identifier No. gi 4567095). Scores, on a pLogbasis, averaged 57.4 for Full Insert Sequences and 150.5 for CompleteGene Sequences.

Example 5

[0151] The amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs:2, 4, 6, 8, 10,12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46,48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70 were compared to theArabidopsis thaliana sequence gi4567095 using the Megalign program ofthe LASERGENE bioinformatics computing suite (DNASTAR Inc., Madison,Wis.). Multiple alignment of the sequences was performed using theClustal method of alignment (Higgins and Sharp (1989) CABIOS. 5:151-153)with the default parameters (GAP PENALTY=10, GAP LENGTH PENALTY=10).Default parameters for pairwise alignments using the Clustal method wereKTUPLE 1, GAP PENALTY=3, WINDOW=5 and DIAGONALS SAVED=5. Sequencealignments and BLAST scores and probabilities indicated that the nucleicacid fragments comprising the instant cDNA clones encoded a substantialportion of a fertilization-independent endosperm protein. Thesesequences represent the first catalpa, eucalyptus, maize, rice, soybean,sunflower and wheat sequences encoding fertilization-independentendosperm proteins known to Applicant.

Example 6 Mapping and isolation of Genomic Sequences of FIE-A and FIE-B

[0152] ZmFIE-A (also referred to as ZmFIE1) maps to Chromosome 4 (bin4.04) and ZmFIE-B (also referred to as ZmFIE2) maps to Chromosome 10(bin 10.03). Map positions were identified by a standard procedure usingRFLP analysis of a mapping population (Davis et al., Genetics (1999)152:1137-1172).

[0153] To obtain genomic copies of ZmFIE genes, BAC (BacterialArtificial Chromosome) libraries were used. BAC libraries wereconstructed according to the Texas A&M BAC Center protocol(http://hbz.tamu.edu/bacindex.html). High-molecular-weight DNA isolatedfrom line Mo17, embedded in LMP agarose microbeads, was partiallydigested by HindIII. The DNA was then size-selected by pulsed-field gelelectrophoresis to remove the smaller DNA fragments that can competemore effectively than the larger DNA fragments for vector ends. Thesize-selected DNA fragments were ligated into pBeloBAC11 at the HindIIIIsite. BAC libraries were screened by hybridization with ³²P-labeledprobes (Maniatis). SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:29 correspond to ZmFIE-Band ZmFIE-A ESTs. BAC DNAs were isolated, subcloned into Bluescriptll(SK+) vector (Stratagene), and sequenced.

[0154] The genomic sequences of the maize and arabidopsis FIE genes showa high degree of conservation of intron/exon structure. There are 13exons with almost identical lengths (with the accuracy of BestFitprogram, GCG) in the maize and Arabidopsis genes, with exceptions of 5′and 3′ UTRs. This high degree of conservation between FIE genes inmonocots and dicots suggests that gene function is under strongevolutionary pressure. The genomic structure of the ZmFIE-A gene isdifferent from the ZmFIE-B and arabidopsis genes by 1 intron of 385ntlength, which is positioned within the 5′ UTR, 6 nt upstream of the ATGcodon. Introns located in the 5′ UTR are important for tissue-specificexpression of the genes (McElroy et al.(1991) Molecular & GeneralGenetics 231:150-160). As is shown in Example 7, ZmFIE-A expressionoccurs mostly in developing endosperm; this regulation may be achievedthrough splicing of the 5′ UTR intron. TABLE 3 The exon lengths (in bp)of the maize and arabidopsis FIE genes 1 5′ 13 UTR 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 3′UTR ZmFIE-A 340 66 125 83 96 75 84 71 62 98 65 59 347 ZmFIE-B 50966 125 83 96 75 84 71 62 98 65 59 230 AtFIE 375 66 122 83 96 75 84 71 62106 57 59 317

Example 7 Analysis of Expression of FIE-A and FIE-B by RT-PCR

[0155] To determine ZmFIE expression patterns, RNA was extracted fromdifferent tissues and RT-PCR was performed using ZmFIE-A- andZmFIE-B-specific primers.

[0156] With the exception of pollen, ZmFIE-B is expressed in all tissuesexamined, including leaf, immature leaf, tassel, stem, silk, 3-day roottissue, ovules before pollination, and in whole-kernel, endosperm, andembryo tissues at 11 days after pollination (DAP). Pollen is the onlytissue where ZmFIE-B gene expression is very low. It is very likely thatZmFIE-B expression is repressed in the sperm nuclei, but that the geneis still active in the vegetative nucleus of the pollen.

[0157] Conversely, ZmFIE-A is expressed only in kernels afterpollination. None of the vegetative tissues has a detectable level ofthe ZmFIE-A transcripts. ZmFIE-A also is not expressed in mature pollen.

[0158] In a time-course comparison of ZmFIE-A and ZmFIE-B expression,whole kernels were collected at intervals after pollination and RT-PCRwas performed. ZmFIE-A mRNA was first detected at about 9 days afterpollination (DAP), peaked at about 11 DAP, and was markedly reducedafter about 20 DAP. ZmFIE-B was expressed at a consistent level duringthe time tested, from 3 DAP to 25 DAP. These results were confirmed byNorthern hybridization of the poly-A RNA extracted from the same set oftissues.

Example 8 Analysis of Expression of FIE-A and FIE-B by Lynx MPSS™

[0159] To further refine analysis of expression of FIE-A and FIE-B, LynxMPSS™ (massively parallel signature sequencing) experiments were usedfor BLAST searching of the 17-mer tags expressed in various tissues.(For a description of Lynx technology, see www.lynxqen.com or NatureBiotechnology (2000) 18:630-634.) In complete agreement with RT-PCR andNorthern results (Example 7), 17-mer tags of ZmFIE-A transcripts werenot detected in ovules before pollination, but were detected in theendosperm of developing kernels after pollination, rapidly reaching apeak at about 8 to 9 days after pollination (DAP), then diminishing toreach the basal level at about 30 DAP. A very low level of ZmFIE-A tagswas found in the embryo. These results provide strong evidence that theZmFIE-A gene is expressed specifically in endosperm after fertilization.Expression of the ZmFIE-B gene cannot be detected by Lynx technologybecause the ZmFIE-B gene is lacking the GATC restriction site used increating 17-mer tags.

Example 9 In Situ Localization of FIE mRNA in Ovules and DevelopingKernels

[0160] To further determine expression patterns of ZmFIE genes in maize,in situ hybridization was performed using the protocol of Jackson, D. P.(1991) (In situ Hybridization in Plants, Molecular Plant Pathology: APractical Approach, D. J. Bowles, S. J. Gurr, and M. McPherson, eds.;Oxford University Press, England, pp. 63-74). Sense and antisense mRNAprobes of about 0.9 kb corresponding to FIE genes were labelednon-isotopically with digoxigenin and incubated with fixed sections ofmaize tissues from ovules at silking and from kernels at 5, 8 and 12days after pollination (DAP). FIE-A hybridization was performed onlywith ovules and kernels at 5 DAP. Following extensive washing to removeunbound probe, sections were incubated with anti-digoxigenin alkalinephosphatase to detect areas of probe hybridization. FIE mRNA wasdetected specifically with the antisense probe; the sense probe did nothybridize, therefore serving as a negative control.

[0161] FIE antisense probes gave a signal in the embryo sac of themature ovules at silking. The signal within the embryo sac beforefertilization is likely due to ZmFIE-B mRNA, because RT-PCR and Lynxdata do not show a detectable level of ZmFIE-A gene expression in ovulesbefore fertilization. In kernels at 2 to 5 DAP, the most intense signalappeared in the embryo-surrounding region and on the periphery of thedeveloping endosperm. At the later stages (8, 10, or 15 DAP), the signalpersists at the embryo, but is not detectable in the endosperm usingFIE-B probe. An in situ experiment with ZmFIE-A was not performed atthese stages.

[0162] FIE proteins belong to the Polycomb group (PcG) proteins, whichare involved in multiple aspects of embryogenesis in Drosophila andmammals. PcG proteins appear to have a conserved role in the zygoticcontrol of the development of the anterior-posterior axis. Thearabidopsis FIE protein plays a pleiotropic role as a repressor ofendosperm development before pollination, a regulator of theestablishment of the anterior-posterior axis in the endosperm, and afactor of the embryo development.

[0163] The differential pattern of expression of the ZmFIE genes arguesthat functions of the maize FIE genes are separated in evolution. TheZmFIE-B gene may play a role as a repressor of seed development beforepollination in the embryo sac, and as a regulator of theanterior-posterior axis in the developing embryo. The ZmFIE-A gene,induced after pollination and expressed only in the endosperm, may playa role as a regulator of the establishment of the anterior-posterioraxis in the endosperm.

[0164] One could expect that inactivation of ZmFIE-B function wouldresult in seed development without fertilization (apomixis), but thatinactivation of the ZmFIE-A gene would interfere with endospermdevelopment.

Example 10 Isolation and Identification of the Promoter Regions of FIE-Aand FIE-B

[0165] 5.5 kb of the FIE-A upstream region and 6.0 kb of the ZmFIE-Bupstream region were sequenced from the BAC genomic clones (Example 6).

ZmFIE-A 5′ Upstream Region (SEQ ID NO:73)

[0166] The 5′ upstream region of the ZmFIE-A gene shares sequencehomology with the 5′ LTR (long terminal repeat) of the retrotransposonRIRE-1 (GenBank accession # D85597), at positions 2984-3378.Retrotransposable elements are landmarks of the intragenic regions inthe maize genome (SanMiguel et al. (1996) Science 274:765-768). Sequencehomology to retrotransposons indicates the border of the gene-specificregion. According to this definition, the sequence downstream of 3378 nt(nucleotide/s) may be considered as a part of the ZmFIE-A gene. The RNAstartpoint is at 4159, as shown by an alignment with the longest EST,cgamg48. Taking these reference points, the basal promoter is locatedbetween 3378-4159nt and is 781 nt long. No repeats or secondarystructures are found in the ZmFIE-A basal promoter. There is an intron386 nt long at position 4319 - 4705. The intron sequence is present ingenomic DNA, but is absent in the cDNA (cgamg48). The intron ispositioned just 6 nt upstream from the translation start codon ATG at4712nt. This intron may play a regulatory role in ZmFIE-A geneexpression, for example, providing the properly spliced RNA only inkernels after fertilization.

ZmFIE-B 5′ Upstream Region (SEQ ID NO:74)

[0167] The size of the ZmFIE-B promoter is estimated to be about 6 kbfrom the translation start codon ATG to the point of homology with theretrotransposon Milt1 that might be considered as a landmark of theintragenic region. This 6 kb region is a unique sequence with no knownhomology in the published databases and shows a pattern of repetitivesequences.

[0168] The sequence from 2919 to 5237 nt (nucleotides) consists of twotypes of repeats, named A and B, and a spacer (see FIG. 1). Repeats areorganized in the following order: A₁-B₁ spacer B₂-A₂. Repeats A₁ and A₂are 583 nt long and share 95% homology. Repeats B₁ and B₂ are 348 ntlong and share 93% homology. The spacer size is 410 nt. Repeats and aspacer form the 2.3 kb region. The B₁ spacer sequence, C, is repeatedagain from 321 to 1070 nt of the 5′ upstream region of ZmFIE-B.

[0169] A pattern of perfect direct repeats argues for their functionalsignificance. Expression of ZmFIE-B is constitutive and nottissue-specific. The only specific feature of this gene is therepression of the paternal allele during early kernel development(Example 11; also see Lai J. and Messing J., 2001, 43^(rd) MaizeGenetics Conference, Abstract P39, page 57). This phenomenon is termedparental imprinting and has been shown for the Arabidopsis FIE gene(Ohad et al., PNAS 93:5319-5324 (1996); Luo et al., PNAS 97:10637-10642(2000)). In mammals, the imprinting control region (ICR) has beenidentified as a 2 kb region located from −2 to −4 kb relative to thetranscription start of the imprinted genes (Thorvaldsen et al. (1998)Genes and Development 12:3693-3702). The ICR (or the DMD, thedifferentially methylated domain) regulates imprinting by DNAmethylation.

[0170] The repetitive structure found upstream of the ZmFIE-B gene maybe responsible for imprinting of the ZmFIE-B gene and is being termedthe ICE (Imprinting Control Element, to distinguish from the animalICR). To determine whether the ICE is required for imprinted expressionof ZmFIE-B gene, expression cassettes can be constructed directingexpression of the reporter genes with and without fusion with the ICE.If the ICE is required for imprinting, the parent-of-origin expressionof the reporter constructs will be observed.

[0171] One of skill in the art would recognize that the ICE may providea tool for the modification of gene expression in developing kernels andcould be used as a tool in modifying or controlling imprinting. The ICEmay be a target for DNA methylation like the DMD (ICR) in mammals, orthe ICE may be a binding site for specific proteins. Protein-mediatedmechanism of the imprinting seems more likely, because frequency of theDNA methylation sites CpG and CpNpG is reduced to about 0.5-1% in theICE and overall 5′ upstream region of the ZmFIE-B gene; equaldistribution of di- and tri-nucleotides along DNA sequences predicts afrequency of 6%. The ICE may be used as a binding target for proteinsregulating gene expression by imprinting.

Example 11 Monitoring of Parent-of-Origin Expression by Allele-specificPrimers

[0172] As described in Example 10, ZmFIE-B expression varies with theparent of origin. Only the maternal allele is expressed immediatelyfollowing pollination; expression of the paternal allele resumes after10 DAP. This phenomenon, termed imprinting, is mediated by directrepeats (the ICE, Imprinting Control Element) positioned upstream of theZmFIE-B coding region (Example 10).

[0173] Inbreds B73 and Mo17 comprise polymorphisms which aid inmonitoring parent-of-origin expression. The differences lie in thegenomic fragments in the vicinity of the stop codon of the ZmFIE-B gene.

[0174] The B73 genomic sequence (SEQ ID NO:75) contains a 185-ntinsertion with 13-nt terminal inverted repeats. The insertion is flankedby 5-nt direct repeats, which result from a target duplication,providing strong evidence for the transposition origin of the insertion.The insertion is a typical example of so-called MITE elements, which arevery abundant components of the maize genome (Wessler, S. R. PlantPhysiol. (2001) 125(1):149-151). In the B73 background, ZmFIE-B polyAtranscripts are terminated in the middle of the MITE element.

[0175] In the Mo17 background, ZmFIE-B polyA transcripts are terminatedwithin genomic sequence with no homology to the MITE element.

[0176] Thus, the MITE element was used to design primers specific forB73 or Mo 17 ZmFIE-B transcripts. The forward primer,CGTGAAGGCAAAATCTACGTGTGG (SEQ ID NO:76), is common to both genotypes.The reverse primers are genotype specific. A reverse primerCATTACGTTACAAATATGTGAACCAAACG (SEQ ID NO:77) amplifies transcripts onlyfrom the B73 gene in an RT-PCR reaction. A reverse primerCAGAACAAACAGATGACAACGGTTCCCAAAG (SEQ ID NO:78) amplifies transcriptsonly from the Mo17 gene in an RT-PCR reaction. This primer combinationallows monitoring of the paternal and maternal ZmFIE-B alleleexpression. RT-PCR reactions were conducted at various DAP timeintervals in B73/Mo17 reciprocal crosses. The maternal ZmFIE-B allele(either B73 or Mo17) is expressed immediately following pollination andcontinuing through the full 16 days tested. Whereas the paternal ZmFIE-Ballele (either Mo17 or B73) is expressed beginning at approximately 10days after pollination and continuing through the full 16 days tested.

Example 12 Construction of FIE-null Genetic Backgrounds and Inactivationof ZmFIE Genes by the Mutatortransposon Insertions (TUSC)

[0177] Gene inactivation can be used to determine the function of ZmFIEgenes in the regulation of endosperm development. When fertilization isprevented in Arabidopsis plants heterozygous for fie mutant alleles,siliques nevertheless elongate and contain seed-like structures due topartial endosperm development. No embryo development is observed (Ohad,Yadegari et al.(1999) Plant Cell 11:407-415). Maize fie mutants would beexpected to develop endosperm (or kernels) in the absence offertilization (i.e. when immature ears are protected from pollination bybags).

[0178] The Pioneer proprietary system TUSC (Trait Utility System forCorn) was used to screen for FIE genes disrupted by Mutator transposableelement insertion. F₂ families segregating for the Mutator insertionswere screened by PCR with the Mu-specific primer (SEQ ID NO:79) andFIE-A or FIE-B gene-specific primers (SEQ ID NOS:80-82). No positivesignals were found for the Mutator insertions in the ZmFIE-A gene.However, six Mu insertions were identified in the ZmFIE-B gene. The Muinsertion sites were sequenced. Data are shown in the following table:TABLE 4 Mu insertion sites Allele Individual plants in # Allele nameTUSC pools Site of Mu insertion 1 fieb::Mu61E09 PV03 61 E-09 234 ntupstream of ATG 2 fieb::Mu25C04 BT94 25 C-04 188 bp upstream of ATG 3fieb::Mu57B12 PV03 57 B12 183 bp upstream of ATG 4 fieb::Mu217 I6A89718B217 138 bp upstream of ATG 5 fieb::Mu203 I6A80321 B203 138 bp upstreamof ATG 6 fieb::Mu29A08 BT94 29 A08  4 bp of 1^(st) exon/intron junction

[0179] All Mu insertions occurred in non-coding regions of ZmFIE-B.Alleles #1-5 represent the Mu insertions in the 5′ UTR at distances of138 to 234 bp upstream of the translation start codon ATG. Allele #6carries the Mu insertion in the first intron, 4 nucleotides past theexon/intron junction.

[0180] Homozygous plants were obtained for alleles #1-5. Transcriptionof ZmFIE-B is not affected in the Mu homozygous plants as has been shownby RT-PCR. Those plants do not demonstrate the expected phenotype ofdeveloping endosperm (or kernels) in the absence of fertilization. Oneof the possible explanations for the normal function of ZmFIE-B with theMu upstream insertions is the outward reading promoter in the end of Mu(Barkan and Martienssen (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:3502-3506).This promoter may support transcription of the fieb::Mu alleles. Nochanges in phenotype were seen as a result of these Mu insertions.

[0181] To isolate derivative alleles at the ZmFIE-B locus that no longerrequire Mutator activity and are stable null alleles, the site-selectedtransposon mutagenesis (SSTM) method was used (Plant Cell 7:287-294,1995). The Mu element generates the flanking deletions resulting in nullalleles at frequencies approaching 1% (Taylor and Walbot (1985) EMBO J4:869-876). To generate flanking deletions at the ZmFIE-B locus, plantshomozygous for fieb::Mu alleles were crossed with the Mu active lineles22 (wherein white necrotic lesions are a marker for the presence ofthe active Mutator; Hu, Yalpani, et al. (1998) Plant Cell 10:1095-1105).The progeny of this cross, Mu-active fieb::Mu/+, were crossed to Mo17inbred to produce seed with the potential Mu-flanking deletions.Screening of the flanking deletions was performed by PCR with the Mu-and fieb-specific primers (see above). DNA was isolated from seedlingleaf punches using Puregene kit (Gentra System, Minneapolis, Minn.)according to the manufacturer's protocol. Initially, four deletions,100-200 nt long, were identified from the fieb::Mu allele #2.

[0182] SSTM represents an efficient way to generate stable null allelesfrom the original TUSC material in those cases when Mu insertions occurin “non-coding” neutral regions of the genes. These derivative deletionsprovide the genetic material for phenotypic and cytological analysis todetermine the role of the FIE gene in controlling endosperm developmentin maize.

Example 13 Use of ZmFIE Mutants with Maize CHD to Induce Apomixis

[0183] A “CHD polypeptide” refers to a polypeptide containing 3 domains:a chromatin organization modifier, a helicase SNF-2 related/ATP domain,and a DNA binding domain. Down-regulation of CHD in transformed maize isexpected to result in a more embryogenic callus phenotype. (See pendingU.S. patent application 60/251,555, filed Dec. 6, 2000.)

[0184] Maize expression cassettes down-regulating CHD expression(CHD-DR) in the inner integument or nucellus can easily be constructed.An expression cassette directing expression of the CHD-DR polynucleotideto the nucellus is made using the barley Nuc1 promoter (See pending U.S.patent application Ser. No. 09/703,754, filed Nov. 1, 2000). Embryos areco-bombarded with the selectable marker PAT fused to the GFP gene(UBI::moPAT-moGFP) along with the nucellus specific CHD-DR expressioncassette described above. Both inbred (P38) and GS3 transformants areobtained and regenerated as described in Example 14.

[0185] When such nuc1:CHD-DR transformation is accomplished in a mutantfie background, both de novo embryo development and endospermdevelopment without fertilization could occur. (see Ohad et al. 1999 ThePlant Cell 11:407-415). Upon microscopic examination of the developingembryos it will be apparent that apomixis has occurred by the presenceof embryos budding off the nucellus.

Example 14 Expression of Chimeric Genes in Monocot Cells

[0186] A chimeric gene is constructed which comprises a cDNA encodingthe instant polypeptides in sense orientation with respect to the maize27 kD zein promoter located 5′ to the cDNA fragment, and the 10 kD zein3′ end located 3′ to the cDNA fragment. The cDNA fragment of this genemay be generated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the cDNA cloneusing appropriate oligonucleotide primers. Cloning sites (Ncol or Smal)can be incorporated into the oligonucleotides to provide properorientation of the DNA fragment when inserted into the digested vectorpML103 as described below. Amplification is then performed in a standardPCR. The amplified DNA is then digested with restriction enzymes Ncoland Smal and fractionated on an agarose gel. The appropriate band can beisolated from the gel and combined with a 4.9 kb Ncol-Smal fragment ofthe plasmid pML103. Plasmid pML103 has been deposited under the terms ofthe Budapest Treaty at ATCC (American Type Culture Collection, 10801University Blvd., Manassas, Va. 20110-2209), and bears accession numberATCC 97366. The DNA segment from pML103 contains a 1.05 kb Sall-Ncolpromoter fragment of the maize 27 kD zein gene and a 0.96 kb Smal-Sallfragment from the 3′ end of the maize 10 kD zein gene in the vectorpGem9Zf(+) (Promega). Vector and insert DNA can be ligated at 15° C.overnight, essentially as described (Maniatis). The ligated DNA may thenbe used to transform E. coli XL1-Blue (Epicurian Coli XL-1 Blue®;Stratagene). Bacterial transformants can be screened by restrictionenzyme digestion of plasmid DNA and limited nucleotide sequence analysisusing the dideoxy chain termination method (Sequenase® DNA SequencingKit; U.S. Biochemical). The resulting plasmid construct comprises achimeric gene encoding, in the 5′ to 3′ direction, the maize 27 kD zeinpromoter, a cDNA fragment encoding the instant polypeptides, and the 10kD zein 3′ region.

[0187] The chimeric gene described above can then be introduced intomaize cells by the following procedure. Immature maize embryos can bedissected from developing caryopses derived from crosses of the inbredmaize lines H99 and LH132. The embryos are isolated 10 to 11 days afterpollination when they are 1.0 to 1.5 mm long. The embryos are thenplaced in contact with agarose-solidified N6 medium (Chu et al. (1975)Sci. Sin. Peking 18:659-668), axis-side down. The embryos are kept inthe dark at 27° C. Friable embryogenic callus, consisting ofundifferentiated masses of cells with somatic proembryoids and embryoidsborne on suspensor structures, proliferates from the scutellum of theseimmature embryos. The embryogenic callus isolated from the primaryexplant can be cultured on N6 medium and sub-cultured on this mediumevery 2 to 3 weeks.

[0188] The plasmid p35S/Ac (obtained from Dr. Peter Eckes, Hoechst Ag,Frankfurt, Germany) may be used in transformation experiments in orderto provide for a selectable marker. This plasmid contains the Pat gene(see European Patent Publication 0 242 236) which encodesphosphinothricin acetyl transferase (PAT). The enzyme PAT confersresistance to herbicidal glutamine synthetase inhibitors such asphosphinothricin. The pat gene in p35S/Ac is under the control of the35S promoter from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (Odell et al. (1985) Nature313:810-812) and the 3′ region of the nopaline synthase gene from theT-DNA of the Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

[0189] The particle bombardment method (Klein et al. (1987) Nature327:70-73) may be used to transfer genes to the callus culture cells.According to this method, gold particles (1 μm in diameter) are coatedwith DNA using the following technique: Ten μg of plasmid DNAs are addedto 50 μL of a suspension of gold particles (60 mg per mL). Calciumchloride (50 μL of a 2.5 M solution) and spermidine free base (20 μL ofa 1.0 M solution) are added to the particles. The suspension is vortexedduring the addition of these solutions. After 10 minutes, the tubes arebriefly centrifuged (5 sec at 15,000 rpm) and the supernatant removed.The particles are resuspended in 200 μL of absolute ethanol, centrifugedagain and the supernatant removed. The ethanol rinse is performed againand the particles resuspended in a final volume of 30 μL of ethanol. Analiquot (5 μL) of the DNA-coated gold particles can be placed in thecenter of a Kapton® flying disc (Bio-Rad Labs). The particles are thenaccelerated into the maize tissue with a Biolistic® PDS-1000/He (Bio-RadInstruments, Hercules Calif.), using a helium pressure of 1000 psi, agap distance of 0.5 cm and a flying distance of 1.0 cm.

[0190] For bombardment, the embryogenic tissue is placed on filter paperover agarose-solidified N6 medium. The tissue is arranged as a thin lawncovering a circular area of about 5 cm in diameter. The petri dishcontaining the tissue can be placed in the chamber of the PDS-1000/Heapproximately 8 cm from the stopping screen. The air in the chamber isthen evacuated to a vacuum of 28 inches of Hg. The macrocarrier isaccelerated with a helium shock wave using a rupture membrane thatbursts when the He pressure in the shock tube reaches 1000 psi.

[0191] Seven days after bombardment, the tissue can be transferred to N6medium that contains gluphosinate (2 mg per liter) and lacks casein orproline. The tissue continues to grow slowly on this medium. After anadditional 2 weeks the tissue can be transferred to fresh N6 mediumcontaining gluphosinate. After 6 weeks, areas of about 1 cm in diameterof actively growing callus can be identified on some of the platescontaining the glufosinate-supplemented medium. These calli may continueto grow when sub-cultured on the selective medium.

[0192] Plants can be regenerated from the transgenic callus by firsttransferring clusters of tissue to N6 medium supplemented with 0.2 mgper liter of 2,4-D. After two weeks the tissue can be transferred toregeneration medium (Fromm et al. (1990) Bio/Technology 8:833-839).

Example 15 Expression of Chimeric Genes in Dicot Cells

[0193] A seed-specific expression cassette composed of the promoter andtranscription terminator from the gene encoding the β subunit of theseed storage protein phaseolin from the bean Phaseolus vulgaris (Doyleet al. (1986) J. Biol. Chem. 261:9228-9238) can be used for expressionof the instant polypeptides in transformed soybean. The phaseolincassette includes about 500 nucleotides upstream (5′) from thetranslation initiation codon and about 1650 nucleotides downstream (3′)from the translation stop codon of phaseolin. Between the 5′ and 3′regions are the unique restriction endonuclease sites Nco I (whichincludes the ATG translation initiation codon), Sma I, Kpn I and Xba I.The entire cassette is flanked by Hind III sites.

[0194] The cDNA fragment of this gene may be generated by polymerasechain reaction (PCR) of the cDNA clone using appropriate oligonucleotideprimers. Cloning sites can be incorporated into the oligonucleotides toprovide proper orientation of the DNA fragment when inserted into theexpression vector. Amplification is then performed as described above,and the isolated fragment is inserted into a pUC18 vector carrying theseed expression cassette.

[0195] Soybean embryos may then be transformed with the expressionvector comprising sequences encoding the instant polypeptides. To inducesomatic embryos, cotyledons, 3-5 mm in length dissected from surfacesterilized, immature seeds of the soybean cultivar A2872, can becultured in the light or dark at 26° C. on an appropriate agar mediumfor 6-10 weeks. Somatic embryos which produce secondary embryos are thenexcised and placed into a suitable liquid medium. After repeatedselection for clusters of somatic embryos which multiplied as early,globular staged embryos, the suspensions are maintained as describedbelow.

[0196] Soybean embryogenic suspension cultures can be maintained in 35mL liquid media on a rotary shaker, 150 rpm, at 26° C. with florescentlights on a 16:8 hour day/night schedule. Cultures are subcultured everytwo weeks by inoculating approximately 35 mg of tissue into 35 mL ofliquid medium.

[0197] Soybean embryogenic suspension cultures may then be transformedby the method of particle gun bombardment (Klein et al. (1987) Nature(London) 327:70-73, U.S. Pat. No. 4,945,050). A DuPont Biolistic®PDS1000/HE instrument (helium retrofit) can be used for thesetransformations.

[0198] A selectable marker gene which can be used to facilitate soybeantransformation is a chimeric gene composed of the 35S promoter fromCauliflower Mosaic Virus (Odell et al. (1985) Nature 313:810-812), thehygromycin phosphotransferase gene from plasmid pJR225 (from E. coli;Gritz et al.(1983) Gene 25:179-188) and the 3′ region of the nopalinesynthase gene from the T-DNA of the Ti plasmid of Agrobacteriumtumefaciens. The seed expression cassette comprising the phaseolin 5′region, the fragment encoding the instant polypeptides and the phaseolin3′ region can be isolated as a restriction fragment. This fragment canthen be inserted into a unique restriction site of the vector carryingthe marker gene.

[0199] To 50 μL of a 60 mg/mL 1 μm gold particle suspension are added(in order): 5 μL DNA (1 μg/μL), 20 μl spermidine (0.1 M), and 50 μLCaCl₂ (2.5 M). The particle preparation is then agitated for threeminutes, spun in a microfuge for 10 seconds and the supernatant removed.The DNA-coated particles are then washed once in 400 μL 70% ethanol andresuspended in 40 μL of anhydrous ethanol. The DNA/particle suspensioncan be sonicated three times for one second each. Five μL of theDNA-coated gold particles are then loaded on each macro carrier disk.

[0200] Approximately 300-400 mg of a two-week-old suspension culture isplaced in an empty 60×15 mm petri dish and the residual liquid removedfrom the tissue with a pipette. For each transformation experiment,approximately 5-10 plates of tissue are normally bombarded. Membranerupture pressure is set at 1100 psi and the chamber is evacuated to avacuum of 28 inches mercury. The tissue is placed approximately 3.5inches away from the retaining screen and bombarded three times.Following bombardment, the tissue can be divided in half and placed backinto liquid and cultured as described above.

[0201] Five to seven days post bombardment, the liquid media may beexchanged with fresh media, and eleven to twelve days post bombardmentwith fresh media containing 50 mg/mL hygromycin. This selective mediacan be refreshed weekly. Seven to eight weeks post bombardment, green,transformed tissue may be observed growing from untransformed, necroticembryogenic clusters. Isolated green tissue is removed and inoculatedinto individual flasks to generate new, clonally propagated, transformedembryogenic suspension cultures. Each new line may be treated as anindependent transformation event. These suspensions can then besubcultured and maintained as clusters of immature embryos orregenerated into whole plants by maturation and germination ofindividual somatic embryos.

Example 16 Expression of Chimeric Genes in Microbial Cells

[0202] The cDNAs encoding the instant polypeptides can be inserted intothe T7 E. coli expression vector pBT430. This vector is a derivative ofpET-3a (Rosenberg et al. (1987) Gene 56:125-135; see alsowww.novagen.com) which employs the bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase/T7promoter system. Plasmid pBT430 was constructed by first destroying theEcoR I and Hind III sites in pET-3a at their original positions. Anoligonucleotide adaptor containing EcoR I and Hind III sites wasinserted at the BamH I site of pET-3a. This created pET-3aM withadditional unique cloning sites for insertion of genes into theexpression vector. Then, the Nde I site at the position of translationinitiation was converted to an Nco I site using oligonucleotide-directedmutagenesis. The DNA sequence of pET-3aM in this region, 5′-CATATGG, wasconverted to 5′-CCCATGG in pBT430.

[0203] Plasmid DNA containing a cDNA may be appropriately digested torelease a nucleic acid fragment encoding the protein. This fragment maythen be purified on a 1% low melting agarose gel. Buffer and agarosecontain 10 μg/ml ethidium bromide for visualization of the DNA fragment.The fragment can then be purified from the agarose gel by digestion withGELase® (Epicentre Technologies, Madison, Wis.) according to themanufacturer's instructions, ethanol precipitated, dried and resuspendedin 20 μL of water. Appropriate oligonucleotide adapters may be ligatedto the fragment using T4 DNA ligase (New England Biolabs (NEB), Beverly,Mass.). The fragment containing the ligated adapters can be purifiedfrom the excess adapters using low melting agarose as described above.The vector pBT430 is digested, dephosphorylated with alkalinephosphatase (NEB) and deproteinized with phenol/chloroform as describedabove. The prepared vector pBT430 and fragment can then be ligated at16° C. for 15 hours followed by transformation into DH5 electrocompetentcells (GIBCO BRL). Transformants can be selected on agar platescontaining LB media and 100 μg/mL ampicillin. Transformants containingthe gene encoding the instant polypeptides are then screened for thecorrect orientation with respect to the T7 promoter by restrictionenzyme analysis.

[0204] For high level expression, a plasmid clone with the cDNA insertin the correct orientation relative to the T7 promoter can betransformed into E. coli strain BL21(DE3) (Studier et al. (1986) J. Mol.Biol. 189:113-130). Cultures are grown in LB medium containingampicillin (100 mg/L) at 25° C. At an optical density at 600 nm ofapproximately 1, IPTG (isopropylthio-β-galactoside, the inducer) can beadded to a final concentration of 0.4 mM and incubation can be continuedfor 3 h at 25° Cells are then harvested by centrifugation andre-suspended in 50 μL of 50 mM Tris-HCl at pH 8.0 containing 0.1 mM DTTand 0.2 mM phenyl methylsulfonyl fluoride. A small amount of 1 mm glassbeads can be added and the mixture sonicated 3 times for about 5 secondseach time with a microprobe sonicator. The mixture is centrifuged andthe protein concentration of the supernatant determined. One μg ofprotein from the soluble fraction of the culture can be separated bySDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Gels can be observed for proteinbands migrating at the expected molecular weight.

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tgt gaa gta gtggaa ggg cta ctc gtg cct agt cgg 418 Gln Gly Leu Gly Cys Glu Val Val GluGly Leu Leu Val Pro Ser Arg 70 75 80 aag cga gag tac aag ccc aat agc aagtat act gtg gga aat cac ccg 466 Lys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Asn Ser Lys TyrThr Val Gly Asn His Pro 85 90 95 atc tat gcc atc ggg ttc aat ttc att gacatg cgc tac tat gat gtc 514 Ile Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp MetArg Tyr Tyr Asp Val 100 105 110 ttt gcc atc gcc agt tgc aat agt gtg ataatt tac cga tgc ctt gag 562 Phe Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile IleTyr Arg Cys Leu Glu 115 120 125 aat ggt ggt ttt ggt ctt cta caa aat tatgtt gat gag gat aag gat 610 Asn Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr ValAsp Glu Asp Lys Asp 130 135 140 145 gag tca ttc tac act cta agc tgg accatc gat caa gtt gat agc tca 658 Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr IleAsp Gln Val Asp Ser Ser 150 155 160 ccg ctg ttg gtg gcc gca gga agc aatcgg atc att cgg gtc atc aat 706 Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn ArgIle Ile Arg Val Ile Asn 165 170 175 tgt gct acc gaa aag tta gat aag agctta gtt ggc cat ggt ggt tca 754 Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser LeuVal Gly His Gly Gly Ser 180 185 190 ata cat gag ata agg act cat gcc tcgaag cca tca ctc atc att tct 802 Ile His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser LysPro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser 195 200 205 gcc agc aag gat gaa tct att agg ctatgg aat gtc cat act ggg att 850 Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu TrpAsn Val His Thr Gly Ile 210 215 220 225 tgc atc tta gtc ttt gca ggg gctgga ggc cat cga cat gat gtg ttg 898 Cys Ile Leu Val Phe Ala Gly Ala GlyGly His Arg His Asp Val Leu 230 235 240 agt gtt gac ttc cac cct acc gaggtt ggg att ttt gca agt tgt ggc 946 Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Thr Glu ValGly Ile Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly 245 250 255 atg gac aat act gtg aaa att tggtca atg aaa gaa ttt tgg ata tat 994 Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp SerMet Lys Glu Phe Trp Ile Tyr 260 265 270 gtt gaa aaa tca tat tca tgg actggc cat cca tca aag ttt cca acg 1042 Val Glu Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr GlyHis Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr 275 280 285 agg aat atc cag ttt ccg gtc ttgact gct gca gta cac tct gac tat 1090 Arg Asn Ile Gln Phe Pro Val Leu ThrAla Ala Val His Ser Asp Tyr 290 295 300 305 gtt gat tgt aca aga tgg cttggt gac ttc atc cta tca aag agt gta 1138 Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu GlyAsp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val 310 315 320 aag aat gca gtt ttg ctt tgggaa cca aaa cca gac aag cgt agg cct 1186 Lys Asn Ala Val Leu Leu Trp GluPro Lys Pro Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro 325 330 335 ggg gag ggg agt gtt gat gttctt cag aag tac ccg gtg cca aag tgt 1234 Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Asp Val LeuGln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Lys Cys 340 345 350 tca tta tgg ttt atg aaa ttttca tgt gat ttt tac tcc aac cag atg 1282 Ser Leu Trp Phe Met Lys Phe SerCys Asp Phe Tyr Ser Asn Gln Met 355 360 365 gca ata ggc aac aat aaa ggcgag atc tat gtc tgg gaa gtg cag tcc 1330 Ala Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys Gly GluIle Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser 370 375 380 385 agc ccg ccc gtc tta attgac cgg ctg tgc aac cag gaa tgc aag tcg 1378 Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile AspArg Leu Cys Asn Gln Glu Cys Lys Ser 390 395 400 ccg ata agg cag acc gcagtg tca ttc gac gga agc acg atc ctt gga 1426 Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala ValSer Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly 405 410 415 gcc gcc gac gac ggc gcgatc tgg cgg tgg gac gaa gtg gac cct gct 1474 Ala Ala Asp Asp Gly Ala IleTrp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp Pro Ala 420 425 430 gct tcc agc tcc aaa cctgat caa gct gct gcg ccc gcc gcc ggt gtc 1522 Ala Ser Ser Ser Lys Pro AspGln Ala Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Gly Val 435 440 445 ggt gcc ggt gcc ggt gccgac gcc gac gcc gac gcc tga gcgagaggac 1571 Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Ala AspAla Asp Ala Asp Ala * 450 455 460 cgtcgccgcc cgccggttca catcgatcgtactccgtgct ggttgattag ctttacccat 1631 tggtatgttt tggttcagag tcgccagatctagtgtgtgg ctgaacgttg aatgttagga 1691 tgctgctgtt tgttatgctc tgagtcttgagttcactttg ttaatttgca ccgtggatga 1751 gatgaataac ttgacgttgc aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaraa aaa 1794 <210> SEQ ID NO 4 <211> LENGTH: 461 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 4 Met Pro Pro Ser Lys Ala ArgArg Lys Arg Ser Leu Arg Asp Ile Thr 1 5 10 15 Ala Thr Val Ala Thr GlyThr Val Ala Asn Ser Lys Pro Gly Ser Ser 20 25 30 Ser Thr Asn Glu Gly LysGln Gln Asp Lys Lys Lys Glu Gly Pro Gln 35 40 45 Glu Pro Asp Ile Pro ProLeu Pro Pro Val Val Val Asn Ile Val Pro 50 55 60 Arg Gln Gly Leu Gly CysGlu Val Val Glu Gly Leu Leu Val Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Lys Arg Glu TyrLys Pro Asn Ser Lys Tyr Thr Val Gly Asn His 85 90 95 Pro Ile Tyr Ala IleGly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Met Arg Tyr Tyr Asp 100 105 110 Val Phe Ala IleAla Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile Tyr Arg Cys Leu 115 120 125 Glu Asn GlyGly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys 130 135 140 Asp GluSer Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln Val Asp Ser 145 150 155 160Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile Arg Val Ile 165 170175 Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val Gly His Gly Gly 180185 190 Ser Ile His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile195 200 205 Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His ThrGly 210 215 220 Ile Cys Ile Leu Val Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly His Arg HisAsp Val 225 230 235 240 Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Thr Glu Val Gly IlePhe Ala Ser Cys 245 250 255 Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser MetLys Glu Phe Trp Ile 260 265 270 Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr GlyHis Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro 275 280 285 Thr Arg Asn Ile Gln Phe Pro Val LeuThr Ala Ala Val His Ser Asp 290 295 300 Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp LeuGly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser 305 310 315 320 Val Lys Asn Ala Val LeuLeu Trp Glu Pro Lys Pro Asp Lys Arg Arg 325 330 335 Pro Gly Glu Gly SerVal Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Lys 340 345 350 Cys Ser Leu TrpPhe Met Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe Tyr Ser Asn Gln 355 360 365 Met Ala IleGly Asn Asn Lys Gly Glu Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln 370 375 380 Ser SerPro Pro Val Leu Ile Asp Arg Leu Cys Asn Gln Glu Cys Lys 385 390 395 400Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu 405 410415 Gly Ala Ala Asp Asp Gly Ala Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp Pro 420425 430 Ala Ala Ser Ser Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln Ala Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Gly435 440 445 Val Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Ala Asp Ala Asp Ala Asp Ala 450 455460 <210> SEQ ID NO 5 <211> LENGTH: 1749 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM:Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION:(131)...(1516) <400> SEQUENCE: 5 gcacgaggaa ccgccgccat cacatccactgcctcaacta gtgttaccac ctatggttca 60 ttgttgtgtc tgcttcttgt agcactgttggtctacaaac attcatattt ctctcaacat 120 ctggcacagc atg ccg cct tcc aaa gcacgc cga aag agg tca ctt cgt 169 Met Pro Pro Ser Lys Ala Arg Arg Lys ArgSer Leu Arg 1 5 10 gat atc act gcc acc gtt gcc act ggg act gtt gcc aactcg aaa cct 217 Asp Ile Thr Ala Thr Val Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Ala Asn SerLys Pro 15 20 25 ggc tca tca tcg acg aac gag ggg aag caa cag gac aag aaaaag gag 265 Gly Ser Ser Ser Thr Asn Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp Lys Lys LysGlu 30 35 40 45 ggt cca cag gaa ccg gac atc cca cca tta ccg ccg gtg gtggtg aat 313 Gly Pro Gln Glu Pro Asp Ile Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Val Val ValAsn 50 55 60 ata gtc cca cga caa gga tta gga tgt gaa gta gtg gaa ggg ctactc 361 Ile Val Pro Arg Gln Gly Leu Gly Cys Glu Val Val Glu Gly Leu Leu65 70 75 gtg cct agt cgg aag cga gag tac aag ccc aat agc aag tat act gtg409 Val Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Asn Ser Lys Tyr Thr Val 8085 90 gga aat cac ccg atc tat gcc atc ggg ttc aat ttc att gac atg cgc457 Gly Asn His Pro Ile Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Met Arg 95100 105 tac tat gat gtc ttt gcc atc gcc agt tgc aat agt gtg ata att tac505 Tyr Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile Tyr 110115 120 125 cga tgc ctt gag aat ggt ggt ttt ggt ctt cta caa aat tat gttgat 553 Arg Cys Leu Glu Asn Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Asp130 135 140 gag gat aag gat gag tca ttc tac act cta agc tgg acc atc gatcaa 601 Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln145 150 155 gtt gat agc tca ccg ctg ttg gtg gcc gca gga agc aat cgg atcatt 649 Val Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile160 165 170 cgg gtc atc aat tgt gct acc gaa aag tta gat aag agc tta gttggc 697 Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val Gly175 180 185 cat ggt ggt tca ata cat gag ata agg act cat gcc tcg aag ccatca 745 His Gly Gly Ser Ile His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys Pro Ser190 195 200 205 ctc atc att tct gcc agc aag gat gaa tct att agg cta tggaat gtc 793 Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu Trp AsnVal 210 215 220 cat act ggg att tgc atc tta gtc ttt gca ggg gct gga ggccat cga 841 His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Val Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly HisArg 225 230 235 cat gat gtg ttg agt gtt gac ttc cac cct acc gag gtt gggatt ttt 889 His Asp Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Thr Glu Val Gly IlePhe 240 245 250 gca agt tgt ggc atg gac aat act gtg aaa att tgg tca atgaaa gaa 937 Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met LysGlu 255 260 265 ttt tgg ata tat gtt gaa aaa tca tat tca tgg act ggc catcca tca 985 Phe Trp Ile Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Gly His ProSer 270 275 280 285 aag ttt cca acg agg aat atc cag ttt ccg gtc ttg actgct gca gta 1033 Lys Phe Pro Thr Arg Asn Ile Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Thr AlaAla Val 290 295 300 cac tct gac tat gtt gat tgt aca aga tgg ctt ggt gacttc atc cta 1081 His Ser Asp Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp PheIle Leu 305 310 315 tca aag agt gta aag aat gca gtt ttg ctt tgg gaa ccaaaa cca gac 1129 Ser Lys Ser Val Lys Asn Ala Val Leu Leu Trp Glu Pro LysPro Asp 320 325 330 aag cgt agg cct ggg gag ggg agt gtt gat gtt ctt cagaag tac ccg 1177 Lys Arg Arg Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Asp Val Leu Gln LysTyr Pro 335 340 345 gtg cca aag tgt tca tta tgg ttt atg aaa ttt tca tgtgat ttt tac 1225 Val Pro Lys Cys Ser Leu Trp Phe Met Lys Phe Ser Cys AspPhe Tyr 350 355 360 365 tcc aac cag atg gca ata ggc aac aat aaa ggc gagatc tat gtc tgg 1273 Ser Asn Gln Met Ala Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys Gly Glu IleTyr Val Trp 370 375 380 gaa gtg cag tcc agc ccg ccc gtc tta att gac cggctg tgc aac cag 1321 Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Asp Arg LeuCys Asn Gln 385 390 395 gaa tgc aag tcg ccg ata agg cag acc gca gtg tcattc gac gga agc 1369 Glu Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser PheAsp Gly Ser 400 405 410 acg atc ctt gga gcc gcc gac gac ggc gcg atc tggcgg tgg gac gaa 1417 Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Ala Asp Asp Gly Ala Ile Trp ArgTrp Asp Glu 415 420 425 gtg gac cct gct gct tcc agc tcc aaa cct gat caagct gct gcg ccc 1465 Val Asp Pro Ala Ala Ser Ser Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln AlaAla Ala Pro 430 435 440 445 gcc gcc ggt gtc ggt gcc ggt gcc ggt gcc gacgcc gac gcc gac gcc 1513 Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Ala Asp AlaAsp Ala Asp Ala 450 455 460 tga gcgagaggac cgtcgccgcc cgccggttcacatcgatcgt actccgtgct 1566 * ggttgattag ctttacccat tggtatgttt tggttcagagtcgccagatc tagtgtgtgg 1626 ctgaacgttg aatgttagga tgctgctgtt tgttatgctctgagtcttga gttcactttg 1686 ttaatttgca ccgtggatga gatgaataac ttgacgttgcaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1746 aaa 1749 <210> SEQ ID NO 6 <211> LENGTH: 461<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 6 Met Pro ProSer Lys Ala Arg Arg Lys Arg Ser Leu Arg Asp Ile Thr 1 5 10 15 Ala ThrVal Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Ala Asn Ser Lys Pro Gly Ser Ser 20 25 30 Ser ThrAsn Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp Lys Lys Lys Glu Gly Pro Gln 35 40 45 Glu ProAsp Ile Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Val Val Val Asn Ile Val Pro 50 55 60 Arg GlnGly Leu Gly Cys Glu Val Val Glu Gly Leu Leu Val Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 ArgLys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Asn Ser Lys Tyr Thr Val Gly Asn His 85 90 95 ProIle Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Met Arg Tyr Tyr Asp 100 105 110Val Phe Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile Tyr Arg Cys Leu 115 120125 Glu Asn Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys 130135 140 Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln Val Asp Ser145 150 155 160 Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile ArgVal Ile 165 170 175 Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val GlyHis Gly Gly 180 185 190 Ser Ile His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys ProSer Leu Ile Ile 195 200 205 Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu TrpAsn Val His Thr Gly 210 215 220 Ile Cys Ile Leu Val Phe Ala Gly Ala GlyGly His Arg His Asp Val 225 230 235 240 Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro ThrGlu Val Gly Ile Phe Ala Ser Cys 245 250 255 Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val LysIle Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Ile 260 265 270 Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser TyrSer Trp Thr Gly His Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro 275 280 285 Thr Arg Asn Ile GlnPhe Pro Val Leu Thr Ala Ala Val His Ser Asp 290 295 300 Tyr Val Asp CysThr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser 305 310 315 320 Val LysAsn Ala Val Leu Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Pro Asp Lys Arg Arg 325 330 335 ProGly Glu Gly Ser Val Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Lys 340 345 350Cys Ser Leu Trp Phe Met Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe Tyr Ser Asn Gln 355 360365 Met Ala Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys Gly Glu Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln 370375 380 Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Asp Arg Leu Cys Asn Gln Glu Cys Lys385 390 395 400 Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser ThrIle Leu 405 410 415 Gly Ala Ala Asp Asp Gly Ala Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp GluVal Asp Pro 420 425 430 Ala Ala Ser Ser Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln Ala Ala AlaPro Ala Ala Gly 435 440 445 Val Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Ala Asp Ala Asp AlaAsp Ala 450 455 460 <210> SEQ ID NO 7 <211> LENGTH: 743 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222>LOCATION: (1)...(459) <400> SEQUENCE: 7 aag ttt cca aca aaa tat gtc cagttt cca gtc ttg att gct gca gta 48 Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln PhePro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15 cac tct aac tat gtt gat tgt acaaga tgg ctt ggt gac ttc atc cta 96 His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr ArgTrp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu 20 25 30 tca aag agt gtt gac aat gaa att gtgctt tgg gaa ccg aag aca aaa 144 Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val LeuTrp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys 35 40 45 gaa cag agt cct ggg gag gga agc atc gatatc ctt cag aag tat cct 192 Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp IleLeu Gln Lys Tyr Pro 50 55 60 gtc cca gaa tgt gac att tgg ttt atc aaa ttttca tgt gat ttt cac 240 Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe SerCys Asp Phe His 65 70 75 80 ttc aat cag ttg gcg ata ggc aac cgt gaa ggcaaa atc tac gtg tgg 288 Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly LysIle Tyr Val Trp 85 90 95 gaa gta cag tcc agc cct cct gtc ctc att gct cggctg tat aat cag 336 Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg LeuTyr Asn Gln 100 105 110 cag tgt aaa tcg ccg ata aga caa act gca gtg tccttc gat gga agc 384 Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser PheAsp Gly Ser 115 120 125 aca atc ctt gga gct ggt gaa gac ggc acc atc tggcgg tgg gat gaa 432 Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp ArgTrp Asp Glu 130 135 140 gtg gac cat ccg agc tcc aga agc tga agaagtgttgccgctcaatg 479 Val Asp His Pro Ser Ser Arg Ser * 145 150 ctggactgatggttacgctc ggttggggtt gtgatggttg aatccgttgg cggaaagtgc 539 cacctggtgttttttctagt caaaatggtt ggtgttaaca gaatattgaa tgcttcgaat 599 gttgaaagttgggatgcttg tgctggtact ctgctccgcg gacgagtgaa cttagtttgt 659 tgcaactttgggaaccgttg tcatctgttt gttctgcatt tctaaaaaga gagcaaattt 719 caggataaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaa 743 <210> SEQ ID NO 8 <211> LENGTH: 152 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 8 Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr ValGln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15 His Ser Asn Tyr Val AspCys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu 20 25 30 Ser Lys Ser Val Asp AsnGlu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys 35 40 45 Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly GluGly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro 50 55 60 Val Pro Glu Cys Asp IleTrp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His 65 70 75 80 Phe Asn Gln Leu AlaIle Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp 85 90 95 Glu Val Gln Ser SerPro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln 100 105 110 Gln Cys Lys SerPro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser 115 120 125 Thr Ile LeuGly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu 130 135 140 Val AspHis Pro Ser Ser Arg Ser 145 150 <210> SEQ ID NO 9 <211> LENGTH: 1626<212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Eucalyptus grandis <220> FEATURE: <221>NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (123)...(1241) <400> SEQUENCE: 9gcaccagctc gttcgccgtt cggcgtcttc accggcggcg cgcgccgcac tgcgtaccca 60ccggctgtcg cgttctcgcg gatcgaactc gaggaaaagg catcggcggc ggatcggggc 120 aaatg gcg aag atc gcg ccc ggg tgc gaa ccg gtg gcg ggg acg ctg 167 Met AlaLys Ile Ala Pro Gly Cys Glu Pro Val Ala Gly Thr Leu 1 5 10 15 acc ccgtcg aag aag agg gag tac agg gtc acc aac agg ctc cag gag 215 Thr Pro SerLys Lys Arg Glu Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu 20 25 30 ggg aag cgtccc ctc tat gcc gtc gtc ttc aac ttc atc gac tcc cgc 263 Gly Lys Arg ProLeu Tyr Ala Val Val Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg 35 40 45 tac ttc aac gtattc gcc acc gtc ggc ggc aac cgg gtt act gtt tat 311 Tyr Phe Asn Val PheAla Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Val Tyr 50 55 60 cag tgt ctc gaa ggggga gta ata gct gtg ttg cag tca tac att gat 359 Gln Cys Leu Glu Gly GlyVal Ile Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Tyr Ile Asp 65 70 75 gaa gat aag gac gag tcgttt tac acg gtc agc tgg gcg tgc aac att 407 Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser PheTyr Thr Val Ser Trp Ala Cys Asn Ile 80 85 90 95 gat aga acc cca ttt gtggtg gcg gga gga atc aat ggt atc atc cgt 455 Asp Arg Thr Pro Phe Val ValAla Gly Gly Ile Asn Gly Ile Ile Arg 100 105 110 gta att gat gct ggc aatgag aag ata cac agg agt ttt gta ggc cat 503 Val Ile Asp Ala Gly Asn GluLys Ile His Arg Ser Phe Val Gly His 115 120 125 ggg gat tca ata aat gaaatc agg act caa cca ttg aac cca tcc ctc 551 Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu IleArg Thr Gln Pro Leu Asn Pro Ser Leu 130 135 140 atc gtg tct gct agc aaagat gaa tcc gtt agg ctc tgg aac gtt cat 599 Ile Val Ser Ala Ser Lys AspGlu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His 145 150 155 acg gga att tgt atc ctgata ttt gct gga gct ggg ggt cat cgc aat 647 Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu IlePhe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn 160 165 170 175 gaa gtt ttg agt gtggac ttc cat cct tcc gac aag tac cgt att gca 695 Glu Val Leu Ser Val AspPhe His Pro Ser Asp Lys Tyr Arg Ile Ala 180 185 190 agt tgt ggt atg gacaat acg gtt aaa atc tgg tca atg aaa gag ttc 743 Ser Cys Gly Met Asp AsnThr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe 195 200 205 tgg aca tat gtg gagaag tca ttt aca tgg aca gat ctt cca tcg aag 791 Trp Thr Tyr Val Glu LysSer Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys 210 215 220 ttt ccc acc aaa tacgtg cag ttt cca gtt ttc ata gct cca gtt cat 839 Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr ValGln Phe Pro Val Phe Ile Ala Pro Val His 225 230 235 tca aac tat gtt gactgc aac agg tgg ctt ggt gat ttt gtt ctg tca 887 Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp CysAsn Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Val Leu Ser 240 245 250 255 aag agt gtt gacaac gag att gtg ctt tgg gaa ccc aaa atg aag gaa 935 Lys Ser Val Asp AsnGlu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Met Lys Glu 260 265 270 caa tct ccg ggagag gga tcg gtg gat atc ctt cag aaa tat cca gtt 983 Gln Ser Pro Gly GluGly Ser Val Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val 275 280 285 cca gag tgt gacatt tgg ttc atc aaa ttt tcc tgt gac ttt cat tat 1031 Pro Glu Cys Asp IleTrp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Tyr 290 295 300 cac tca att gctata gga aat agg gaa ggg aag atc tac gta tgg gag 1079 His Ser Ile Ala IleGly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu 305 310 315 ctg cag agt agccct cct gtt cta att gca aag ttg tct cat tcc caa 1127 Leu Gln Ser Ser ProPro Val Leu Ile Ala Lys Leu Ser His Ser Gln 320 325 330 335 tca aaa tcccca atc aga cag acc gcc atg tca ttt gat ggg agc aca 1175 Ser Lys Ser ProIle Arg Gln Thr Ala Met Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr 340 345 350 atc ctg agctgc tgt gag gat ggt act ata tgg cgc tgg gat gca att 1223 Ile Leu Ser CysCys Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Ala Ile 355 360 365 acg gca tcaaca tcc taa gccttccatg gcagatggac tggagaactc 1271 Thr Ala Ser Thr Ser *370 cgtttgtaat taggaatccc tcttgtgtgg gcatgttccc caccatgtat cagctaaatg1331 ggagctgctt caacctctta tctcgatgga gactcgaata gcatcaccgc acaggtgcaa1391 gcggacaact gctttttggt aacgaagaaa gcaagtggat gatttggttg tgcatcagtc1451 tgaacgattt atgaagttac tttttggtgt caaatgtact ctccgtgaat catttcactt1511 cgcaaactgg gatttgtacc ttagaaacat ccattttaat ctaccttaac ttcccagaaa1571 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa 1626<210> SEQ ID NO 10 <211> LENGTH: 372 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM:Eucalyptus grandis <400> SEQUENCE: 10 Met Ala Lys Ile Ala Pro Gly CysGlu Pro Val Ala Gly Thr Leu Thr 1 5 10 15 Pro Ser Lys Lys Arg Glu TyrArg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu Gly 20 25 30 Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala ValVal Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg Tyr 35 40 45 Phe Asn Val Phe Ala Thr ValGly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Val Tyr Gln 50 55 60 Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Val IleAla Val Leu Gln Ser Tyr Ile Asp Glu 65 70 75 80 Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser PheTyr Thr Val Ser Trp Ala Cys Asn Ile Asp 85 90 95 Arg Thr Pro Phe Val ValAla Gly Gly Ile Asn Gly Ile Ile Arg Val 100 105 110 Ile Asp Ala Gly AsnGlu Lys Ile His Arg Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly 115 120 125 Asp Ser Ile AsnGlu Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu Asn Pro Ser Leu Ile 130 135 140 Val Ser AlaSer Lys Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr 145 150 155 160 GlyIle Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu 165 170 175Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Lys Tyr Arg Ile Ala Ser 180 185190 Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp 195200 205 Thr Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe210 215 220 Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Phe Ile Ala Pro Val HisSer 225 230 235 240 Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Asn Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe ValLeu Ser Lys 245 250 255 Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro LysMet Lys Glu Gln 260 265 270 Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Asp Ile Leu GlnLys Tyr Pro Val Pro 275 280 285 Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe SerCys Asp Phe His Tyr His 290 295 300 Ser Ile Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu GlyLys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Leu 305 310 315 320 Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val LeuIle Ala Lys Leu Ser His Ser Gln Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg GlnThr Ala Met Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile 340 345 350 Leu Ser Cys Cys GluAsp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Ala Ile Thr 355 360 365 Ala Ser Thr Ser370 <210> SEQ ID NO 11 <211> LENGTH: 619 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM:Helianthus sp. <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION:(3)...(380) <400> SEQUENCE: 11 cc acg cgt ccg ctt ggt gat ttc ata ctatct aag agt gta gac aat 47 Thr Arg Pro Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser LysSer Val Asp Asn 1 5 10 15 gag ttc ata ttg tgg gag ccg aag atg aaa gagcag tct cca gga gag 95 Glu Phe Ile Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Met Lys Glu GlnSer Pro Gly Glu 20 25 30 ggc acg gtg gat att ctt cag aaa tat cct gta cctgat tgt gac atc 143 Gly Thr Val Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro AspCys Asp Ile 35 40 45 tgg ttt ata aag ctt tcc tgt gat ttc cat tac aat gcagca gct att 191 Trp Phe Ile Lys Leu Ser Cys Asp Phe His Tyr Asn Ala AlaAla Ile 50 55 60 ggt aac aga gaa gga aaa atc tat gta tgg gaa ttg cag actagc ccg 239 Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Leu Gln Thr SerPro 65 70 75 cct tct ctt att gca agg tta tct cat att cag tcc aaa tcg ccaatc 287 Pro Ser Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Ser His Ile Gln Ser Lys Ser Pro Ile80 85 90 95 agg caa act gct atg tca ttt gat gga agc aca att ctg agt tgctgt 335 Arg Gln Thr Ala Met Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Ser Cys Cys100 105 110 gaa gat ggc acc atc tgg cgt tgg gat act gtt gca acg tcg tag380 Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Thr Val Ala Thr Ser * 115 120125 cttgtgttgg tttgaaacaa gtcatgttgt gtaccatgta tattccttca gcaatttcgt440 ttgttttccg tggtgatgat gaggcatttt aatttgttct ttattaaact atgatagtag500 gatgtattcg tttagtgact ggccaacttg atatatgttt gtcggtgtta agcttttaaa560 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 619<210> SEQ ID NO 12 <211> LENGTH: 125 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM:Helianthus sp. <400> SEQUENCE: 12 Thr Arg Pro Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile LeuSer Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu 1 5 10 15 Phe Ile Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys MetLys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly 20 25 30 Thr Val Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys TyrPro Val Pro Asp Cys Asp Ile Trp 35 40 45 Phe Ile Lys Leu Ser Cys Asp PheHis Tyr Asn Ala Ala Ala Ile Gly 50 55 60 Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr ValTrp Glu Leu Gln Thr Ser Pro Pro 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu SerHis Ile Gln Ser Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg 85 90 95 Gln Thr Ala Met Ser Phe AspGly Ser Thr Ile Leu Ser Cys Cys Glu 100 105 110 Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp ArgTrp Asp Thr Val Ala Thr Ser 115 120 125 <210> SEQ ID NO 13 <211> LENGTH:1428 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Catalpa speciosa <220> FEATURE:<221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (42)...(1154) <400> SEQUENCE: 13gcacgagggc atacaggcgg tgctaatctg caggtaagga g atg gca aaa att ccg 56 MetAla Lys Ile Pro 1 5 ttg ggt tgt gag ccc atg gtg ggt tcc tta acg ccg tcgaag aaa cgg 104 Leu Gly Cys Glu Pro Met Val Gly Ser Leu Thr Pro Ser LysLys Arg 10 15 20 gag tat agg gtc acc aac agg ctc cag gaa ggc aaa cgc cccatt tac 152 Glu Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro IleTyr 25 30 35 gcc gtc gtt ttc aac ttc att gac tcc cgt tac ttc aac gct ttcgcc 200 Ala Val Val Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg Tyr Phe Asn Ala Phe Ala40 45 50 act gcc ggt ggc aat cgc gtg act gta tac cag tgc cta gaa ggt ggt248 Thr Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Val Tyr Gln Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly 5560 65 gtt ata gct gta cta cag tcc tac att gat gaa gat aaa gat gaa tct296 Val Ile Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Tyr Ile Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser 7075 80 85 ttc tac act gta agt tgg gct tgc aat att gat gga act cca ttc ttg344 Phe Tyr Thr Val Ser Trp Ala Cys Asn Ile Asp Gly Thr Pro Phe Leu 9095 100 gtg gct gga gga ctt aat gga att att cga gtt att gat act ggc aat392 Val Ala Gly Gly Leu Asn Gly Ile Ile Arg Val Ile Asp Thr Gly Asn 105110 115 gag aag ata tac aag agt ttt gtg ggt cat ggg gat tca ata aac gaa440 Glu Lys Ile Tyr Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu 120125 130 att cga act cag ccg ctg aaa cca tca ctt gtt gtg tca gca agc aaa488 Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Val Val Ser Ala Ser Lys 135140 145 gat gaa tct gta cgc ctg tgg aat att cat act ggg ata tgc att ttg536 Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp Asn Ile His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu 150155 160 165 ata ttt tct ggt gct ggt ggt cat cgc aat gaa gtt ctt agt gtggac 584 Ile Phe Ser Gly Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val Asp170 175 180 ttc cat cct tct gac atc tac cgt att gca agc tgt gga atg gataac 632 Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Tyr Arg Ile Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn185 190 195 act gtc aag atc tgg tca atg aaa gaa ttt tgg aca tat gta gagaaa 680 Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Thr Tyr Val Glu Lys200 205 210 tct ttt act tgg act gat ctt cct tct aag ttc ccc aca aaa tatgtg 728 Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val215 220 225 cag ttc cca ata ttt att gct tca gtg cat acg aac tat gtt gattgc 776 Gln Phe Pro Ile Phe Ile Ala Ser Val His Thr Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys230 235 240 245 aac cgg tgg att ggt gat ttt atg ctc tcc aag agc gtt gataat gaa 824 Asn Arg Trp Ile Gly Asp Phe Met Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp AsnGlu 250 255 260 ctc gta tta tgg gaa cca aaa atg aaa gaa cag tct cct ggagag ggt 872 Leu Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Met Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly GluGly 265 270 275 aca gtc gac att ctt caa aag tat cct gtt ccc gaa tgc gatatt tgg 920 Thr Val Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys Asp IleTrp 280 285 290 ttt atc aaa ttt tcc tgc gat ttc cat tac aag aca gca gcagta ggg 968 Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Tyr Lys Thr Ala Ala ValGly 295 300 305 aac agg gaa gga aag ata tat gta tgg gaa gtg caa gcc aacccc ccg 1016 Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ala Asn ProPro 310 315 320 325 gtt ctc att gca aga tta tct cat att cag tcg aaa tctcca att aga 1064 Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Ser His Ile Gln Ser Lys Ser ProIle Arg 330 335 340 ttg act gcc atg tcc tat gat ggg agc acg att ctc tgctgt tgt gaa 1112 Leu Thr Ala Met Ser Tyr Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Cys CysCys Glu 345 350 355 gat gga acg ata tgg cga tgg gat gtg gta gca agt tcttga 1154 Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Val Val Ala Ser Ser * 360 365370 gcttctctaa cacccgtttg atggttatac ttataccatg attgatcaca aagctgtaat1214 tgtactcaca caagctgcag cagaaaagca ctgggtgctg cccttttaac ttatttcacc1274 agaatattgg ttgtcattgt aaaacgtatc aattgtcatt cagttcttcg tttattcgta1334 ccttccatca tttctatggt ctcttttctt gttgatgttt cacagctcac caaacatgaa1394 aaggtaacag cgggtatagt tgtgtttcca tctc 1428 <210> SEQ ID NO 14 <211>LENGTH: 370 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Catalpa speciosa <400>SEQUENCE: 14 Met Ala Lys Ile Pro Leu Gly Cys Glu Pro Met Val Gly Ser LeuThr 1 5 10 15 Pro Ser Lys Lys Arg Glu Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu GlnGlu Gly 20 25 30 Lys Arg Pro Ile Tyr Ala Val Val Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp SerArg Tyr 35 40 45 Phe Asn Ala Phe Ala Thr Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr ValTyr Gln 50 55 60 Cys Leu Glu Gly Gly Val Ile Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Tyr IleAsp Glu 65 70 75 80 Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Val Ser Trp Ala CysAsn Ile Asp 85 90 95 Gly Thr Pro Phe Leu Val Ala Gly Gly Leu Asn Gly IleIle Arg Val 100 105 110 Ile Asp Thr Gly Asn Glu Lys Ile Tyr Lys Ser PheVal Gly His Gly 115 120 125 Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro LeuLys Pro Ser Leu Val 130 135 140 Val Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Val ArgLeu Trp Asn Ile His Thr 145 150 155 160 Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe SerGly Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu 165 170 175 Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe HisPro Ser Asp Ile Tyr Arg Ile Ala Ser 180 185 190 Cys Gly Met Asp Asn ThrVal Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp 195 200 205 Thr Tyr Val Glu LysSer Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe 210 215 220 Pro Thr Lys TyrVal Gln Phe Pro Ile Phe Ile Ala Ser Val His Thr 225 230 235 240 Asn TyrVal Asp Cys Asn Arg Trp Ile Gly Asp Phe Met Leu Ser Lys 245 250 255 SerVal Asp Asn Glu Leu Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Met Lys Glu Gln 260 265 270Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Thr Val Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro 275 280285 Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Tyr Lys 290295 300 Thr Ala Ala Val Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val305 310 315 320 Gln Ala Asn Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Ser His IleGln Ser 325 330 335 Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Leu Thr Ala Met Ser Tyr Asp GlySer Thr Ile 340 345 350 Leu Cys Cys Cys Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg TrpAsp Val Val Ala 355 360 365 Ser Ser 370 <210> SEQ ID NO 15 <211> LENGTH:637 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221>NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (2)...(454) <400> SEQUENCE: 15 t cca acaaaa tat gtc cag ttt cca gtc ttg att gct gca gta cac tct 49 Pro Thr LysTyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser 1 5 10 15 aac tatgtt gat tgt aca aga tgg ctt ggt gac ttc atc cta tca aag 97 Asn Tyr ValAsp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys 20 25 30 agt gtt gacaat gaa att gtg ctt tgg gaa ccg aag aca aaa gaa cag 145 Ser Val Asp AsnGlu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln 35 40 45 agt cct ggg gaggga agc atc gat atc ctt cag aag tat cct gtc cca 193 Ser Pro Gly Glu GlySer Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro 50 55 60 gaa tgt gac att tggttt atc aaa ttt tca tgt gat ttt cac ttc aat 241 Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp PheIle Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn 65 70 75 80 cag ttg gcg ata ggcaac cgt gaa ggc aaa atc tac gtg tgg gaa gta 289 Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly AsnArg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val 85 90 95 cag tcc agc cct cct gtcctc att gct cgg ctg tat aat cag cag tgt 337 Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val LeuIle Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys 100 105 110 aaa tcg ccg ata aga caaact gca gtg tcc ttc gat gga agc aca atc 385 Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln ThrAla Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile 115 120 125 ctt gga gct ggt gaa gacggc acc atc tgg cgg tgg gat gaa gtg gac 433 Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp GlyThr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp 130 135 140 cat ccg agc tcc aga aactga agaagtgttg ccgctcaatg ctggactgat 484 His Pro Ser Ser Arg Asn * 145150 ggttacgctc ggttggggtt gcgatggttg aatccgttgg tggaaagtgc cacctggtgt544 tttttctagt caaaatggtt ggtgttaaca gaatattgaa tgcttcgaat gttgaaagtt604 gggatgcttg tgcttaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaa 637 <210> SEQ ID NO 16 <211>LENGTH: 150 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 16Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser 1 5 1015 Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys 20 2530 Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln 35 4045 Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro 50 5560 Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn 65 7075 80 Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val 8590 95 Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys100 105 110 Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser ThrIle 115 120 125 Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp GluVal Asp 130 135 140 His Pro Ser Ser Arg Asn 145 150 <210> SEQ ID NO 17<211> LENGTH: 1486 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400>SEQUENCE: 17 ccytctagat gcatgctcga gcggccgcca gtgtgatgga tatctgcagaattcgccctt 60 gccgctctag aactagtgga tcccccgggc ctgcaggaat tcggcacgagccggaagcgg 120 gagtacaagc ctgcggcaag cacactgagg ggaagcgccc gctatatgctatcgggttca 180 acttcatgga cgcgcgctac tacgacgtct tcgccaccgt cggcggcaaccgcgtgacaa 240 cttatcgctg ccttgagaat ggtagtttcg ctcttctaca agcttacgttgatgaggata 300 aggatgagtc gttctatact ctaagctggg ctcgtgacca tgttgatggctcaccactgc 360 tggtggcagc aggaagcaat gggatcattc gggtcatcaa ttgtgctacagaaaagttag 420 ctaagagctt tgttggccat ggcgactcaa taaatgagat aagaactcaaccgttgaagc 480 cttcgctcat catttctgca agcaaggatg aatctgttag gctatggaatgtccatacag 540 ggatctgtat cttgatattt gctggagctg gaggtcatcg caatgaagtattgagtgttg 600 acttccatcc tagtgatatt gaacgttttg caagttgtgg catggacaacactgtgaaaa 660 tctggtcaat gaaagaattt tggctatatg ttgacaaatc atattcatggactgaccttc 720 catcaaagtt tccaacaaaa tatgtccagt ttccagtctt gattgctgcagtacactcta 780 actatgttga ttgtacaaga tggcttggtg acttcatcct atcaaagagtgttgacaatg 840 aaattgtgct ttgggaaccg aagacaaaag aacagatcct gggggagggaagcatcgata 900 tccttcagaa gtatcctgtc ccagaatgtg acatttggtt tatcaaattttcatgtgatt 960 ttcacttcaa tcagttggcg ataggcaacc gtgaaggcaa aatctacgtgtgggaagtac 1020 agtcagccct cctgtcctca ttgctcggct gtataatcag cagtgtaaatcgccgataag 1080 acaaactgca gtgtccttcg atggaagcac aatccttgga gctggtgaagacggcaccat 1140 ctggcggtgg gatgaagtgg accatccgag ctccagaaac tgaagaagtgttgccgctca 1200 atgctggact gatggttacg ctcggttggg gttgcgatgg ttgaatccgttggtggaaag 1260 tgccacctgg tgttttttct agtcaaaatg gttggtgtta acagaatattgaatgcttcg 1320 aatgttgaaa gttgggatgc ttgtgctggt actctgctcc gtggacgagtgaacttaggt 1380 gccgtttggt tcacatattt gtaacgtaat gggtaacaga taacgttaaatcatgtttgt 1440 tttatttcaa ccgtaatcag ataccacatt aaaattaaaa aaaaaa 1486<210> SEQ ID NO 18 <211> LENGTH: 391 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zeamays <400> SEQUENCE: 18 Met His Ala Arg Ala Ala Ala Ser Val Met Asp IleCys Arg Ile Arg 1 5 10 15 Pro Cys Arg Ser Arg Thr Ser Gly Ser Pro GlyPro Ala Gly Ile Arg 20 25 30 His Glu Pro Glu Ala Gly Val Gln Ala Cys GlyLys His Thr Glu Gly 35 40 45 Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn PheMet Asp Ala Arg Tyr 50 55 60 Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn ArgVal Thr Thr Tyr Arg 65 70 75 80 Cys Leu Glu Asn Gly Ser Phe Ala Leu LeuGln Ala Tyr Val Asp Glu 85 90 95 Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu SerTrp Ala Arg Asp His Val 100 105 110 Asp Gly Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala AlaGly Ser Asn Gly Ile Ile Arg 115 120 125 Val Ile Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu LysLeu Ala Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His 130 135 140 Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu IleArg Thr Gln Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu 145 150 155 160 Ile Ile Ser Ala SerLys Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His 165 170 175 Thr Gly Ile CysIle Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn 180 185 190 Glu Val LeuSer Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Glu Arg Phe Ala 195 200 205 Ser CysGly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe 210 215 220 TrpLeu Tyr Val Asp Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys 225 230 235240 Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His 245250 255 Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser260 265 270 Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr LysGlu 275 280 285 Gln Ile Leu Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys TyrPro Val 290 295 300 Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys AspPhe His Phe 305 310 315 320 Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly LysIle Tyr Val Trp Glu 325 330 335 Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile AlaArg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln 340 345 350 Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr AlaVal Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr 355 360 365 Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp GlyThr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val 370 375 380 Asp His Pro Ser Ser Arg Asn385 390 <210> SEQ ID NO 19 <211> LENGTH: 1104 <212> TYPE: DNA <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION:(62)...(823) <400> SEQUENCE: 19 ccacgcgtcc ggaagcaatg ggatcattcgggtcatcaat tgtgctacag aaaagttagc 60 t aag agc ttt gtt ggc cat ggc gactca ata aat gag ata aga act caa 109 Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp SerIle Asn Glu Ile Arg Thr Gln 1 5 10 15 ccg ttg aag cct tcg ctc atc atttct gca agc aag gat gaa tct gtt 157 Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile SerAla Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Val 20 25 30 agg cta tgg aat gtc cat aca ggg atctgt atc ttg ata ttt gct gga 205 Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly Ile CysIle Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly 35 40 45 gct gga ggt cat cgc aat gaa gta ttg agtgtt gac ttc cat cct agt 253 Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser ValAsp Phe His Pro Ser 50 55 60 gat att gaa cgt ttt gca agt tgt ggc atg gacaac act gtg aaa atc 301 Asp Ile Glu Arg Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp AsnThr Val Lys Ile 65 70 75 80 tgg tca atg aaa gaa ttt tgg cta tat gtt gacaaa tca tat tca tgg 349 Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Leu Tyr Val Asp LysSer Tyr Ser Trp 85 90 95 act gac ctt cca tca aag ttt cca aca aaa tat gtccag ttt cca gtc 397 Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val GlnPhe Pro Val 100 105 110 ttg att gct gca gta cac tct aac tat gtt gat tgtaca aga tgg ctt 445 Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys ThrArg Trp Leu 115 120 125 ggt gac ttc atc cta tca aag agt gtt gac aat gaaatt gtg ctt tgg 493 Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu IleVal Leu Trp 130 135 140 gaa ccg aag aca aaa gaa cag agt cct ggg gag ggaagc atc gat atc 541 Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly SerIle Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 ctt cag aag tat cct gtc cca gaa tgt gac atttgg ttt atc aaa ttt 589 Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile TrpPhe Ile Lys Phe 165 170 175 tca tgt gat ttt cac ttc aat cag ttg gcg ataggc aac cgt gaa ggc 637 Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile GlyAsn Arg Glu Gly 180 185 190 aaa atc tac gtg tgg gaa gta cag tcc agc cctcct gtc ctc att gct 685 Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro ProVal Leu Ile Ala 195 200 205 cgg ctg tat aat cag cag tgt aaa tcg ccg ataaga caa act gca gtg 733 Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile ArgGln Thr Ala Val 210 215 220 tcc ttc gat gga agc aca atc ctt gga gct ggtgaa gac ggc acc atc 781 Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly GluAsp Gly Thr Ile 225 230 235 240 tgg cgg tgg gat gaa gtg gac cat ccg agctcc aga aac tga 823 Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser Ser ArgAsn * 245 250 agaagtgttg ccgctcaatg ctggactgat ggttacgctc ggttggggttgcgatggttg 883 aatccgttgg tggaaagtgc cacctggtgt tttttctagt caaaatggttggtgttaaca 943 gaatattgaa tgcttcgaat gttgaaagtt gggatgcttg tgctggtactctgctccgtg 1003 gacgagtgaa cttaggtgcc gtttggttca catatttgta acgtaatgggtaacagataa 1063 cgttaaatca tgtttgtttt atttcaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa g 1104 <210>SEQ ID NO 20 <211> LENGTH: 253 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays<400> SEQUENCE: 20 Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu IleArg Thr Gln 1 5 10 15 Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser LysAsp Glu Ser Val 20 25 30 Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile LeuIle Phe Ala Gly 35 40 45 Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val AspPhe His Pro Ser 50 55 60 Asp Ile Glu Arg Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp AsnThr Val Lys Ile 65 70 75 80 Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Leu Tyr Val AspLys Ser Tyr Ser Trp 85 90 95 Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys TyrVal Gln Phe Pro Val 100 105 110 Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser Asn Tyr ValAsp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu 115 120 125 Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser ValAsp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp 130 135 140 Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln SerPro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro ValPro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe 165 170 175 Ser Cys Asp Phe HisPhe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly 180 185 190 Lys Ile Tyr ValTrp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala 195 200 205 Arg Leu TyrAsn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val 210 215 220 Ser PheAsp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile 225 230 235 240Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser Ser Arg Asn 245 250 <210> SEQ IDNO 21 <211> LENGTH: 476 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220>FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)...(189) <400> SEQUENCE:21 ggc aaa atc tac gtg tgg gaa gta cag tcc agc cct cct gtc ctc att 48Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile 1 5 1015 gct cgg ctg tat aat cag cag tgt aaa tcg ccg ata aga caa act gca 96Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala 20 25 30gtg tcc ttc gat gga agc aca atc ctt gga gct ggt gaa gac ggc acc 144 ValSer Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr 35 40 45 atctgg cgg tgg gat gaa gtg gac cat ccg agc tcc aga aac tga 189 Ile Trp ArgTrp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser Ser Arg Asn * 50 55 60 agaagtgttgccgctcaatg ctggactgat ggttacgctc ggttggggtt gcgatggttg 249 aatccgttggtggaaagtgc cacctggtgt tttttctagt caaaatggtt ggtgttaaca 309 gaatattgaatgcttcgaat gttgaaagtt gggatgcttg tgctggtact ctgctccgtg 369 gacgagtgaacttaggtgcc gtttggttca catatttgta acgtaatggg taacagataa 429 cgttaaatcatgtttgtttt atttcaaccg taaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa 476 <210> SEQ ID NO 22 <211>LENGTH: 62 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 22Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile 1 5 1015 Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala 20 2530 Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr 35 4045 Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser Ser Arg Asn 50 55 60<210> SEQ ID NO 23 <211> LENGTH: 1751 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM:Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION:(168)...(1163) <400> SEQUENCE: 23 caaaatgtgc atcgccgccg ccaccatatagaaccactta tcatgaaccg ccgccatcac 60 atccactgcc tcaactagtg ttaccacctatggttcattg ttgtgtctgc ttcttgtagc 120 actgttggtc tacaaacatt catatttctctcaacatctg gcacagc atg ccg cct 176 Met Pro Pro 1 tcc aaa gca cgc cga aagagg tca ctt cgt gat atc act gcc acc gtt 224 Ser Lys Ala Arg Arg Lys ArgSer Leu Arg Asp Ile Thr Ala Thr Val 5 10 15 gcc act ggg act gtt gcc aactcg aaa cct ggc tca tca tcg acg aac 272 Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Ala Asn SerLys Pro Gly Ser Ser Ser Thr Asn 20 25 30 35 gag ggg aag caa cag gac aagaaa aag gag ggt cca cag gaa ccg gac 320 Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp Lys LysLys Glu Gly Pro Gln Glu Pro Asp 40 45 50 atc cca cca tta ccg ccg gtg gtggtg aat ata gtc cca cga caa gga 368 Ile Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Val Val ValAsn Ile Val Pro Arg Gln Gly 55 60 65 tta gga tgt gaa gta gtg gaa ggg ctactc gtg cct agt cgg aag cga 416 Leu Gly Cys Glu Val Val Glu Gly Leu LeuVal Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg 70 75 80 gag tac aag ccc aat agc aag tat act gtggga aat cac ccg atc tat 464 Glu Tyr Lys Pro Asn Ser Lys Tyr Thr Val GlyAsn His Pro Ile Tyr 85 90 95 gcc atc ggg ttc aat ttc att gac atg cgc tactat gat gtc ttt gcc 512 Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Met Arg Tyr TyrAsp Val Phe Ala 100 105 110 115 atc gcc agt tgc aat agt gtg ata att taccga tgc ctt gag aat ggt 560 Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile Tyr ArgCys Leu Glu Asn Gly 120 125 130 ggt ttt ggt ctt cta caa aat tat gtt gatgag gat aag gat gag tca 608 Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Asp GluAsp Lys Asp Glu Ser 135 140 145 ttc tac act cta agc tgg acc atc gat caagtt gat agc tca ccg ctg 656 Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln ValAsp Ser Ser Pro Leu 150 155 160 ttg gtg gcc gca gga agc aat cgg atc attcgg gtc atc aat tgt gct 704 Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile ArgVal Ile Asn Cys Ala 165 170 175 acc gaa aag tta gat aag agc tta gtt ggccat ggt ggt tca ata cat 752 Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val Gly HisGly Gly Ser Ile His 180 185 190 195 gag ata agg act cat gcc tcg aag ccatca ctc atc att tct gcc agc 800 Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys Pro SerLeu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser 200 205 210 aag gac ttc cac cct acc gag gtt gggatt ttt gca agt tgt ggc atg 848 Lys Asp Phe His Pro Thr Glu Val Gly IlePhe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met 215 220 225 gac aat act gtg aaa att tgg tca atgaaa gaa ttt tgg ata tat gtt 896 Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met LysGlu Phe Trp Ile Tyr Val 230 235 240 gaa aaa tca tat tca tgg act ggc catcca tca aag ttt cca acg agg 944 Glu Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Gly His ProSer Lys Phe Pro Thr Arg 245 250 255 aat atc cag ttt ccg gtc ttg act gctgca gta cac tct gac tat gtt 992 Asn Ile Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Thr Ala AlaVal His Ser Asp Tyr Val 260 265 270 275 gat tgt aca aga tgg ctt ggt gacttc atc cta tca aag agt gta aag 1040 Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp PheIle Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Lys 280 285 290 aat gca gtt ttg ctt tgg gaa ccaaaa cca gac aag cgt agg cct ggg 1088 Asn Ala Val Leu Leu Trp Glu Pro LysPro Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Gly 295 300 305 gag ggg agt gtt gat gtt ctt cagaag tac ccg gtg cca aag tgt tca 1136 Glu Gly Ser Val Asp Val Leu Gln LysTyr Pro Val Pro Lys Cys Ser 310 315 320 ttt atg gtt tat gaa att ttc atgtga tttttactcc aaccagatgg 1183 Phe Met Val Tyr Glu Ile Phe Met * 325 330caataggcaa caataaaggc gagatctatg tctgggaagt gcagtccagc ccgcccgtct 1243taattgaccg gctgtgcaac caggaatgca agtcgccgat aaggcagacc gcagtgtcat 1303tcgacggaag cacgatcctt ggagccgccg acgacggcgc gatctggcgg tgggacgaag 1363tggaccctgc tgcttccagc tccaaacctg atcaagctgc tgcgcccgcc gccggtgtcg 1423gtgccggtgc cggtgccgac gccgacgccg acgcctgagc gagaggaccg tcgccgcccg 1483ccggttcaca tcgatcgtac tccgtgctgg ttgattagct ttacccattg gtatgttttg 1543gttcagagtc gccagatcta gtgtgtggct gaacgttgaa tgttaggatg ctgctgtttg 1603ttatgctctg agtcttgagt tcactttgtt aatttgcacc gtggatgaga tgaataactt 1663gacgttgcaa ctttgcatcc catatatgcc gtaaatctgc cgtctgttgt ttgtaaaaaa 1723aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa 1751 <210> SEQ ID NO 24 <211> LENGTH: 331<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 24 Met Pro ProSer Lys Ala Arg Arg Lys Arg Ser Leu Arg Asp Ile Thr 1 5 10 15 Ala ThrVal Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Ala Asn Ser Lys Pro Gly Ser Ser 20 25 30 Ser ThrAsn Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp Lys Lys Lys Glu Gly Pro Gln 35 40 45 Glu ProAsp Ile Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Val Val Val Asn Ile Val Pro 50 55 60 Arg GlnGly Leu Gly Cys Glu Val Val Glu Gly Leu Leu Val Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 ArgLys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Asn Ser Lys Tyr Thr Val Gly Asn His 85 90 95 ProIle Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Met Arg Tyr Tyr Asp 100 105 110Val Phe Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile Tyr Arg Cys Leu 115 120125 Glu Asn Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys 130135 140 Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln Val Asp Ser145 150 155 160 Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile ArgVal Ile 165 170 175 Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val GlyHis Gly Gly 180 185 190 Ser Ile His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys ProSer Leu Ile Ile 195 200 205 Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Phe His Pro Thr Glu ValGly Ile Phe Ala Ser 210 215 220 Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile TrpSer Met Lys Glu Phe Trp 225 230 235 240 Ile Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Tyr SerTrp Thr Gly His Pro Ser Lys Phe 245 250 255 Pro Thr Arg Asn Ile Gln PhePro Val Leu Thr Ala Ala Val His Ser 260 265 270 Asp Tyr Val Asp Cys ThrArg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys 275 280 285 Ser Val Lys Asn AlaVal Leu Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Pro Asp Lys Arg 290 295 300 Arg Pro Gly GluGly Ser Val Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro 305 310 315 320 Lys CysSer Phe Met Val Tyr Glu Ile Phe Met 325 330 <210> SEQ ID NO 25 <211>LENGTH: 1803 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE:<221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (490)...(1629) <221> NAME/KEY:misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 1729, 1752, 1760, 1765 <223> OTHERINFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 25 gcacgaggct tttgccccgcaccgctttcc tacgcttgcc caaacccaca aaaccctggc 60 cgatcgcgcc gcggaaatgcctttccggcc gccgcgagcc cgcgacacta gtaacggtct 120 acaccactag aatgactgaagaatttgaat tccagcaaaa ttcaagcttt tgttttaagc 180 caagattttg agatttcgatttgaagtgtg gaagtcctta caattttgcc aattcctata 240 tttgatctct gctgtgctgcgttaaatccc taaactttca cagcgcggcg ccgggcccag 300 ccacgccgga agaagtcgccgcgtgaggtc agtgtccccg ttgctgccgc ctctaacccg 360 aagcctaggc cgctgccggtgcataacaag gagaatcagg cggaggggaa agtagcagag 420 gagggggcag caactgaggagggggagaag taccgggcgg aaccggaaat cttgccgctg 480 ccgccggcc atg gcg aagctg ggc ccg ggg cag ggg ctc ggg tgc gag gcg 531 Met Ala Lys Leu Gly ProGly Gln Gly Leu Gly Cys Glu Ala 1 5 10 gcg gag ggg tcg ctc gtg ccc agccgg aag cgg gag tac aag ccc tgc 579 Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Val Pro Ser ArgLys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Cys 15 20 25 30 ggc aag cac act gag ggg aag cgcccg cta tat gct atc ggg ttc aac 627 Gly Lys His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg ProLeu Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn 35 40 45 ttc atg gac gcg cgc tac tac gac gtcttc gcc acc gtc ggc ggc aac 675 Phe Met Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val PheAla Thr Val Gly Gly Asn 50 55 60 cgc gtg aca act tac cgc tgc ctt gag aatggt agt ttc gct ctt cta 723 Arg Val Thr Thr Tyr Arg Cys Leu Glu Asn GlySer Phe Ala Leu Leu 65 70 75 caa gct tac gtt gat gag gat aag gat gag tcgttc tat act cta agc 771 Gln Ala Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser PheTyr Thr Leu Ser 80 85 90 tgg gct cgt gac cat gtt gat ggc tca cca ctg ctggtg gca gca gga 819 Trp Ala Arg Asp His Val Asp Gly Ser Pro Leu Leu ValAla Ala Gly 95 100 105 110 agc aat ggg atc att cgg gtc atc aat tgt gctaca gaa aag tta gct 867 Ser Asn Gly Ile Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala ThrGlu Lys Leu Ala 115 120 125 aag agc ttt gtt ggc cat ggc gac tca ata aatgag ata aga act caa 915 Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn GluIle Arg Thr Gln 130 135 140 ccg ttg aag cct tcg ctc atc att tct gca agcaag gat gaa tct gtt 963 Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser LysAsp Glu Ser Val 145 150 155 agg cta tgg aat gtc cat aca ggg atc tgt atcttg ata ttt gct gga 1011 Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile LeuIle Phe Ala Gly 160 165 170 gct gga ggt cat cgc aat gaa gta ttg agt gttgac ttc cat cct agt 1059 Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val AspPhe His Pro Ser 175 180 185 190 gat att gaa cgt ttt gca agt tgt ggc atggac aac act gtg aaa atc 1107 Asp Ile Glu Arg Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met AspAsn Thr Val Lys Ile 195 200 205 tgg tca atg aaa gaa ttt tgg cta tat gttgac aaa tca tat tca tgg 1155 Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Leu Tyr Val AspLys Ser Tyr Ser Trp 210 215 220 act gac ctt cca tca aag ttt cca aca aaatat gtc cag ttt cca gtc 1203 Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys TyrVal Gln Phe Pro Val 225 230 235 ttg att gct gca gta cac tct aac tat gttgat tgt aca aga tgg ctt 1251 Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val AspCys Thr Arg Trp Leu 240 245 250 ggt gac ttc atc cta tca aag agt gtt gacaat gaa ttg tgc ttt tgg 1299 Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp AsnGlu Leu Cys Phe Trp 255 260 265 270 gaa ccg aag aca aaa gaa cag agt cctggg gag gga agc atc gat atc 1347 Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro GlyGlu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile 275 280 285 ctt cag aag tat cct gtc cca gaa tgtgac att tgg ttt atc aaa ttt 1395 Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys AspIle Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe 290 295 300 tca tgt gat ttt cac ttc aat cag ttggcg ata ggc aac cgt gaa ggc 1443 Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn Gln Leu AlaIle Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly 305 310 315 aaa atc tac gtg tgg gaa gta cag tccagc cct cct gtc ctc att gct 1491 Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser SerPro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala 320 325 330 cgg ctg tat aat cag cag tgt aaa tcgccg ata aga caa act gca gtg 1539 Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser ProIle Arg Gln Thr Ala Val 335 340 345 350 tcc ttc gat gga agc aca atc cttgga gct ggt gaa gac ggc acc atc 1587 Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu GlyAla Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile 355 360 365 tgg cgg tgg gat gaa gtg gac catccg agc tcc aga aac tga 1629 Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser SerArg Asn * 370 375 agaagtgttg ccgctcaatg ctggactgat ggttacgctc ggttggggttgcgatggttg 1689 aatccgttgg tggaaagtgc cacctgggtg ttttttctan tcaaaatgggttggtgttaa 1749 canaatattg naatgnttcc aaatgttgaa aaatttggga tgcttgtgcctggt 1803 <210> SEQ ID NO 26 <211> LENGTH: 379 <212> TYPE: PRT <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222>LOCATION: (1)...(594) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid<400> SEQUENCE: 26 Met Ala Lys Leu Gly Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Gly Cys GluAla Ala Glu 1 5 10 15 Gly Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg Glu Tyr LysPro Cys Gly Lys 20 25 30 His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala Ile GlyPhe Asn Phe Met 35 40 45 Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala Thr Val GlyGly Asn Arg Val 50 55 60 Thr Thr Tyr Arg Cys Leu Glu Asn Gly Ser Phe AlaLeu Leu Gln Ala 65 70 75 80 Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Phe TyrThr Leu Ser Trp Ala 85 90 95 Arg Asp His Val Asp Gly Ser Pro Leu Leu ValAla Ala Gly Ser Asn 100 105 110 Gly Ile Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala ThrGlu Lys Leu Ala Lys Ser 115 120 125 Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile AsnGlu Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu 130 135 140 Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser AlaSer Lys Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu 145 150 155 160 Trp Asn Val His Thr GlyIle Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly 165 170 175 Gly His Arg Asn GluVal Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile 180 185 190 Glu Arg Phe AlaSer Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser 195 200 205 Met Lys GluPhe Trp Leu Tyr Val Asp Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Asp 210 215 220 Leu ProSer Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile 225 230 235 240Ala Ala Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp 245 250255 Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Leu Cys Phe Trp Glu Pro 260265 270 Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln275 280 285 Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe SerCys 290 295 300 Asp Phe His Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu GlyLys Ile 305 310 315 320 Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val LeuIle Ala Arg Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg GlnThr Ala Val Ser Phe 340 345 350 Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly GluAsp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg 355 360 365 Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser SerArg Asn 370 375 <210> SEQ ID NO 27 <211> LENGTH: 1629 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222>LOCATION: (17)...(1402) <400> SEQUENCE: 27 caacatctgg cacagc atg ccg ccttcc aaa gca cgc cga aag agg tca ctt 52 Met Pro Pro Ser Lys Ala Arg ArgLys Arg Ser Leu 1 5 10 cgt gat atc act gcc acc gtt gcc act ggg act gttgcc aac tcg aaa 100 Arg Asp Ile Thr Ala Thr Val Ala Thr Gly Thr Val AlaAsn Ser Lys 15 20 25 cct ggc tca tca tcg acg aac gag ggg aag caa cag gacaag aaa aag 148 Pro Gly Ser Ser Ser Thr Asn Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp LysLys Lys 30 35 40 gag ggt cca cag gaa ccg gac atc cca cca tta ccg ccg gtggtg gtg 196 Glu Gly Pro Gln Glu Pro Asp Ile Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Val ValVal 45 50 55 60 aat ata gtc cca cga caa gga tta gga tgt gaa gta gtg gaaggg cta 244 Asn Ile Val Pro Arg Gln Gly Leu Gly Cys Glu Val Val Glu GlyLeu 65 70 75 ctc gtg cct agt cgg aag cga gag tac aag ccc aat agc aag tatact 292 Leu Val Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Asn Ser Lys Tyr Thr80 85 90 gtg gga aat cac ccg atc tat gcc atc ggg ttc aat ttc att gac atg340 Val Gly Asn His Pro Ile Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Met 95100 105 cgc tac tat gat gtc ttt gcc atc gcc agt tgc aat agt gtg ata att388 Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile 110115 120 tac cga tgc ctt gag aat ggt ggt ttt ggt ctt cta caa aat tat gtt436 Tyr Arg Cys Leu Glu Asn Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val 125130 135 140 gat gag gat aag gat gag tca ttc tac act cta agc tgg acc atcgat 484 Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp145 150 155 caa gtt gat agc tca ccg ctg ttg gtg gcc gca gga agc aat cggatc 532 Gln Val Asp Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile160 165 170 att cgg gtc atc aat tgt gct acc gaa aag tta gat aag agc ttagtt 580 Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val175 180 185 ggc cat ggt ggt tca ata cat gag ata agg act cat gcc tcg aagcca 628 Gly His Gly Gly Ser Ile His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys Pro190 195 200 tca ctc atc att tct gcc agc aag gat gaa tct att agg cta tggaat 676 Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu Trp Asn205 210 215 220 gtc cat act ggg att tgc atc tta gtc ttt gca ggg gct ggaggc cat 724 Val His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Val Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly GlyHis 225 230 235 cga cat gat gtg ttg agt gtt gac ttc cac cct acc gag gttggg att 772 Arg His Asp Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Thr Glu Val GlyIle 240 245 250 ttt gca agt tgt ggc atg gac aat act gtg aaa att tgg tcaatg aaa 820 Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser MetLys 255 260 265 gaa ttt tgg ata tat gtt gaa aaa tca tat tca tgg act ggccat cca 868 Glu Phe Trp Ile Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Gly HisPro 270 275 280 tca aag ttt cca acg agg aat atc cag ttt ccg gtc ttg actgct gca 916 Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Arg Asn Ile Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Thr AlaAla 285 290 295 300 gta cac tct gac tat gtt gat tgt aca aga tgg ctt ggtgac ttc atc 964 Val His Ser Asp Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly AspPhe Ile 305 310 315 cta tca aag agt gta aag aat gca gtt ttg ctt tgg gaacca aaa cca 1012 Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Lys Asn Ala Val Leu Leu Trp Glu ProLys Pro 320 325 330 gac aag cgt agg cct ggg gag ggg agt gtt gat gtt cttcag aag tac 1060 Asp Lys Arg Arg Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Asp Val Leu GlnLys Tyr 335 340 345 ccg gtg cca aag tgt tca tta tgg ttt atg aaa ttt tcatgt gat ttt 1108 Pro Val Pro Lys Cys Ser Leu Trp Phe Met Lys Phe Ser CysAsp Phe 350 355 360 tac tcc aac cag atg gca ata ggc aac aat aaa ggc gagatc tat gtc 1156 Tyr Ser Asn Gln Met Ala Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys Gly Glu IleTyr Val 365 370 375 380 tgg gaa gtg cag tcc agc ccg ccc gtc tta att gaccgg ctg tgc aac 1204 Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Asp ArgLeu Cys Asn 385 390 395 cag gaa tgc aag tcg ccg ata agg cag acc gca gtgtca ttc gac gga 1252 Gln Glu Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val SerPhe Asp Gly 400 405 410 agc acg atc ctt gga gcc gcc gac gac ggc gcg atctgg cgg tgg gac 1300 Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Ala Asp Asp Gly Ala Ile TrpArg Trp Asp 415 420 425 gaa gtg gac cct gct gct tcc agc tcc aaa cct gatcaa gct gct gcg 1348 Glu Val Asp Pro Ala Ala Ser Ser Ser Lys Pro Asp GlnAla Ala Ala 430 435 440 ccc gcc gcc ggt gtc ggt gcc ggt gcc ggt gcc gacgcc gac gcc gac 1396 Pro Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Ala Asp AlaAsp Ala Asp 445 450 455 460 gcc tga gcgagaggac cgtcgccgcc cgccggttcacatcgatcgt actccgtgct 1452 Ala * ggttgattag ctttacccat tggtatgttttggttcagag tcgccagatc tagtgtgtgg 1512 ctgaacgttg aatgttagga tgctgctgtttgttatgctc tgagtcttga gttcactttg 1572 ttaatttgca ccgtggatga gatgaataacttgacgttgc aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa 1629 <210> SEQ ID NO 28 <211> LENGTH: 461<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 28 Met Pro ProSer Lys Ala Arg Arg Lys Arg Ser Leu Arg Asp Ile Thr 1 5 10 15 Ala ThrVal Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Ala Asn Ser Lys Pro Gly Ser Ser 20 25 30 Ser ThrAsn Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp Lys Lys Lys Glu Gly Pro Gln 35 40 45 Glu ProAsp Ile Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Val Val Val Asn Ile Val Pro 50 55 60 Arg GlnGly Leu Gly Cys Glu Val Val Glu Gly Leu Leu Val Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 ArgLys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Asn Ser Lys Tyr Thr Val Gly Asn His 85 90 95 ProIle Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Met Arg Tyr Tyr Asp 100 105 110Val Phe Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile Tyr Arg Cys Leu 115 120125 Glu Asn Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys 130135 140 Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln Val Asp Ser145 150 155 160 Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile ArgVal Ile 165 170 175 Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val GlyHis Gly Gly 180 185 190 Ser Ile His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys ProSer Leu Ile Ile 195 200 205 Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu TrpAsn Val His Thr Gly 210 215 220 Ile Cys Ile Leu Val Phe Ala Gly Ala GlyGly His Arg His Asp Val 225 230 235 240 Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro ThrGlu Val Gly Ile Phe Ala Ser Cys 245 250 255 Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val LysIle Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Ile 260 265 270 Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser TyrSer Trp Thr Gly His Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro 275 280 285 Thr Arg Asn Ile GlnPhe Pro Val Leu Thr Ala Ala Val His Ser Asp 290 295 300 Tyr Val Asp CysThr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser 305 310 315 320 Val LysAsn Ala Val Leu Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Pro Asp Lys Arg Arg 325 330 335 ProGly Glu Gly Ser Val Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Lys 340 345 350Cys Ser Leu Trp Phe Met Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe Tyr Ser Asn Gln 355 360365 Met Ala Ile Gly Asn Asn Lys Gly Glu Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln 370375 380 Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Asp Arg Leu Cys Asn Gln Glu Cys Lys385 390 395 400 Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser ThrIle Leu 405 410 415 Gly Ala Ala Asp Asp Gly Ala Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp GluVal Asp Pro 420 425 430 Ala Ala Ser Ser Ser Lys Pro Asp Gln Ala Ala AlaPro Ala Ala Gly 435 440 445 Val Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Ala Asp Ala Asp AlaAsp Ala 450 455 460 <210> SEQ ID NO 29 <211> LENGTH: 1700 <212> TYPE:DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222>LOCATION: (394)...(1533) <400> SEQUENCE: 29 gccgccgcga gcccgcgacactagtaacgg tctacaccac tagaatgact gaagaattga 60 attccagcaa attcaagcttttgttttagc caagatttga gattcgattt gaagtgtgga 120 agtccttaca atttgccaatcctatatttg atctctgctg tgctgcgtta aatccctaaa 180 cttcacagcg cggcgccggcccagccacgc cggaagaagt cgccgcgtga ggtcagtgtc 240 cccgttgctg ccgcctctaacccgaagcct aggccgctgc cggtgcataa caaggagaat 300 caggcggagg ggaaagtagcagaggagggg gcagcaactg aggaggggga gaagtaccgg 360 gcggaaccgg aaatcttgccgctgccgccg gcc atg gcg aag ctg ggc ccg ggg 414 Met Ala Lys Leu Gly ProGly 1 5 cag ggg ctc ggg tgc gag gcg gcg gag ggg tcg ctc gtg ccc agc cgg462 Gln Gly Leu Gly Cys Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Arg 1015 20 aag cgg gag tac aag ccc tgc ggc aag cac act gag ggg aag cgc ccg510 Lys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Pro Cys Gly Lys His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro 2530 35 cta tat gct atc ggg ttc aac ttc atg gac gcg cgc tac tac gac gtc558 Leu Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Met Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val 4045 50 55 ttc gcc acc gtc ggc ggc aac cgc gtg aca act tac cgc tgc ctt gag606 Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Thr Tyr Arg Cys Leu Glu 6065 70 aat ggt agt ttc gct ctt cta caa gct tac gtt gat gag gat aag gat654 Asn Gly Ser Phe Ala Leu Leu Gln Ala Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp 7580 85 gag tcg ttc tat act cta agc tgg gct cgt gac cat gtt gat ggc tca702 Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Ala Arg Asp His Val Asp Gly Ser 9095 100 cca ctg ctg gtg gca gca gga agc aat ggg atc att cgg gtc atc aat750 Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Gly Ile Ile Arg Val Ile Asn 105110 115 tgt gct aca gaa aag tta gct aag agc ttt gtt ggc cat ggc gac tca798 Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Ala Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser 120125 130 135 ata aat gag ata aga act caa ccg ttg aag cct tcg ctc atc atttct 846 Ile Asn Glu Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser140 145 150 gca agc aag gat gaa tct gtt agg cta tgg aat gtc cat aca gggatc 894 Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly Ile155 160 165 tgt atc ttg ata ttt gct gga gct gga ggt cat cgc aat gaa gtattg 942 Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu170 175 180 agt gtt gac ttc cat cct agt gat att gaa cgt ttt gca agt tgtggc 990 Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Glu Arg Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly185 190 195 atg gac aac act gtg aaa atc tgg tca atg aaa gaa ttt tgg ctatat 1038 Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Leu Tyr200 205 210 215 gtt gac aaa tca tat tca tgg act gac ctt cca tca aag tttcca aca 1086 Val Asp Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe ProThr 220 225 230 aaa tat gtc cag ttt cca gtc ttg att gct gca gta cac tctaac tat 1134 Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser AsnTyr 235 240 245 gtt gat tgt aca aga tgg ctt ggt gac ttc atc cta tca aagagt gtt 1182 Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys SerVal 250 255 260 gac aat gaa att gtg ctt tgg gaa ccg aag aca aaa gaa cagagt cct 1230 Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln SerPro 265 270 275 ggg gag gga agc atc gat atc ctt cag aag tat cct gtc ccagaa tgt 1278 Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro GluCys 280 285 290 295 gac att tgg ttt atc aaa ttt tca tgt gat ttt cac ttcaat cag ttg 1326 Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe AsnGln Leu 300 305 310 gcg ata ggc aac cgt gaa ggc aaa atc tac gtg tgg gaagta cag tcc 1374 Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu ValGln Ser 315 320 325 agc cct cct gtc ctc att gct cgg ctg tat aat cag cagtgt aaa tcg 1422 Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln CysLys Ser 330 335 340 ccg ata aga caa act gca gtg tcc ttc gat gga agc acaatc ctt gga 1470 Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr IleLeu Gly 345 350 355 gct ggt gaa gac ggc acc atc tgg cgg tgg gat gaa gtggac cat ccg 1518 Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val AspHis Pro 360 365 370 375 agc tcc aga aac tga agaagtgttg ccgctcaatgctggactgat ggttacgctc 1573 Ser Ser Arg Asn * ggttggggtt gcgatggttgaatccgttgg tggaaagtgc cacctggtgt tttttctagt 1633 caaaatggtt ggtgttaacagaatattgaa tgcttcgaat gttgaaagtt gggaaaaaaa 1693 aaaaaaa 1700 <210> SEQID NO 30 <211> LENGTH: 379 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays<400> SEQUENCE: 30 Met Ala Lys Leu Gly Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu Gly Cys GluAla Ala Glu 1 5 10 15 Gly Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg Glu Tyr LysPro Cys Gly Lys 20 25 30 His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala Ile GlyPhe Asn Phe Met 35 40 45 Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala Thr Val GlyGly Asn Arg Val 50 55 60 Thr Thr Tyr Arg Cys Leu Glu Asn Gly Ser Phe AlaLeu Leu Gln Ala 65 70 75 80 Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Phe TyrThr Leu Ser Trp Ala 85 90 95 Arg Asp His Val Asp Gly Ser Pro Leu Leu ValAla Ala Gly Ser Asn 100 105 110 Gly Ile Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala ThrGlu Lys Leu Ala Lys Ser 115 120 125 Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile AsnGlu Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu 130 135 140 Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser AlaSer Lys Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu 145 150 155 160 Trp Asn Val His Thr GlyIle Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly 165 170 175 Gly His Arg Asn GluVal Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile 180 185 190 Glu Arg Phe AlaSer Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser 195 200 205 Met Lys GluPhe Trp Leu Tyr Val Asp Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Asp 210 215 220 Leu ProSer Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile 225 230 235 240Ala Ala Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp 245 250255 Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro 260265 270 Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln275 280 285 Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe SerCys 290 295 300 Asp Phe His Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu GlyLys Ile 305 310 315 320 Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val LeuIle Ala Arg Leu 325 330 335 Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg GlnThr Ala Val Ser Phe 340 345 350 Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly GluAsp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg 355 360 365 Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser SerArg Asn 370 375 <210> SEQ ID NO 31 <211> LENGTH: 595 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222>LOCATION: (1)...(360) <400> SEQUENCE: 31 cca cgc gtc cgc aat gaa att gtgctt tgg gaa ccg aag aca aaa gaa 48 Pro Arg Val Arg Asn Glu Ile Val LeuTrp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 cag agt cct ggg gag gga agc atcgat atc ctt cag aag tat cct gtc 96 Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile AspIle Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val 20 25 30 cca gaa tgt gac att tgg ttt atc aaattt tca tgt gat ttt cac ttc 144 Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys PheSer Cys Asp Phe His Phe 35 40 45 aat cag ttg gcg ata ggc aac cgt gaa ggcaaa atc tac gtg tgg gaa 192 Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly LysIle Tyr Val Trp Glu 50 55 60 gta cag tcc agc cct cct gtc ctc att gct cggctg tat aat cag cag 240 Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg LeuTyr Asn Gln Gln 65 70 75 80 tgt aaa tcg ccg ata aga caa act gca gtg tccttc gat gga agc aca 288 Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser PheAsp Gly Ser Thr 85 90 95 atc ctt gga gct ggt gaa gac ggc acc atc tgg cggtgg gat gaa gtg 336 Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg TrpAsp Glu Val 100 105 110 gac cat ccg agc tcc aga aac tga agaagtgttgccgctcaatg ctggactgat 390 Asp His Pro Ser Ser Arg Asn * 115 ggttacgctcggttggggtt gcgatggttg aatccgttgg tggaaagtgc cacctggtgt 450 tttttctagtcaaaatggtt ggtgttaaca gaatattgaa tgcttcgaat gttgaaagtt 510 gggatgcttgtgctggtaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 570 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaag 595 <210> SEQ ID NO 32 <211> LENGTH: 119 <212> TYPE:PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 32 Pro Arg Val Arg Asn GluIle Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 Gln Ser Pro Gly GluGly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val 20 25 30 Pro Glu Cys Asp IleTrp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe 35 40 45 Asn Gln Leu Ala IleGly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu 50 55 60 Val Gln Ser Ser ProPro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln 65 70 75 80 Cys Lys Ser ProIle Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr 85 90 95 Ile Leu Gly AlaGly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val 100 105 110 Asp His ProSer Ser Arg Asn 115 <210> SEQ ID NO 33 <211> LENGTH: 1498 <212> TYPE:DNA <213> ORGANISM: Oryza sativa <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (3)...(1130) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222>LOCATION: 839 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 33cg tcc tcc ttc ttc cac cgc atc gtc gct cgc cgc cgt tat gaa ctt 47 SerSer Phe Phe His Arg Ile Val Ala Arg Arg Arg Tyr Glu Leu 1 5 10 15 ccaaat ttg gtt cca agc agg aag agg gag tac aag gcg tgc aac aag 95 Pro AsnLeu Val Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Ala Cys Asn Lys 20 25 30 ctc accgag ggg aag cgg cag ctc tac gcc atc gga ttc aac ttc ctc 143 Leu Thr GluGly Lys Arg Gln Leu Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Leu 35 40 45 gac ttc cactac tac gag gtc ttc gcc acc gtc ggc ggc aac cgc gtg 191 Asp Phe His TyrTyr Glu Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Val 50 55 60 aca acc tac agctgc ctc aag gat ggt aat ttt gct atc ctg caa gca 239 Thr Thr Tyr Ser CysLeu Lys Asp Gly Asn Phe Ala Ile Leu Gln Ala 65 70 75 tat att gat gag gataag gat gaa tcg ttc tac aca ctg agt tgg gct 287 Tyr Ile Asp Glu Asp LysAsp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Ala 80 85 90 95 tgt gat ctt gat ggcaca ccg ctg tta gtg gct gca gga agc aat ggg 335 Cys Asp Leu Asp Gly ThrPro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Gly 100 105 110 atc att cgg gtc atcaac tgt gcc act gag aag tta ctc aag act ttt 383 Ile Ile Arg Val Ile AsnCys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Leu Lys Thr Phe 115 120 125 gtt ggc cat ggc gattca ata aac gag ata aga act caa gca tta aag 431 Val Gly His Gly Asp SerIle Asn Glu Ile Arg Thr Gln Ala Leu Lys 130 135 140 cct tcg ctc atc atttct gca agc aag gat gaa tct gtt agg ctg tgg 479 Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile SerAla Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp 145 150 155 aat gtt cac aca gggatc tgc att ttg att ttt gct gga gca gga ggt 527 Asn Val His Thr Gly IleCys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly 160 165 170 175 cac cgg aat gaagta ttg agt gtt gac ttc cac cca tct gat atc tac 575 His Arg Asn Glu ValLeu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Tyr 180 185 190 cgc ata gca agttgt ggc atg gat aac act gtt aaa ata tgg tca atg 623 Arg Ile Ala Ser CysGly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met 195 200 205 aag gaa ttc tggcca tat gtt gag caa tcc ttt aca tgg act gac ctt 671 Lys Glu Phe Trp ProTyr Val Glu Gln Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu 210 215 220 cca tca aaa tttcca aca aaa tat gtg caa ttt ccg gtc ttg gtt gct 719 Pro Ser Lys Phe ProThr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Val Ala 225 230 235 gta gta cat tctaac tat gtt gat tgt act aga tgg ctt ggt gac ttc 767 Val Val His Ser AsnTyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe 240 245 250 255 att ctg tcaaag agt gtt gac aat gaa att gtg ctg tgg gag cca aaa 815 Ile Leu Ser LysSer Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys 260 265 270 aca aaa gaacaa agt ccc ggg gan ggt agc att gat att ctt cag aag 863 Thr Lys Glu GlnSer Pro Gly Xaa Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys 275 280 285 tat cct gtgcca gaa tgt gat atc tgg ttt atc aaa ttc tca tgc gat 911 Tyr Pro Val ProGlu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp 290 295 300 ttt cac ttcaat caa ttg gca ata ggc aac cgt gaa gga aaa gtc ttt 959 Phe His Phe AsnGln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Val Phe 305 310 315 gtc tgg gaagta cag tcc agt cct cct gtt tta act gct cgg ctg act 1007 Val Trp Glu ValGln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Thr Ala Arg Leu Thr 320 325 330 335 aat ccgcaa tgc aaa tct gcg ata agg cag act gcc gtg tca ttt gat 1055 Asn Pro GlnCys Lys Ser Ala Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp 340 345 350 gga agcaca atc ctt gcc tgc agc gag gat ggc agc ata tgg cga tgg 1103 Gly Ser ThrIle Leu Ala Cys Ser Glu Asp Gly Ser Ile Trp Arg Trp 355 360 365 gat gaagtg gac cat cca aaa gca tga aaagtaccct tatagacaga 1150 Asp Glu Val AspHis Pro Lys Ala * 370 375 ccatggcaat gccagattaa gattgacttg ggaattcctgcatgtgtact ttgttgtggg 1210 ggttatagta atcagtctta ctgttgaaaa aaagtgcaatctgatactct gaaattagaa 1270 ggattgacag ctgaatgctg gggttaccaa cttgaatgttgcaaatagga tactgcttct 1330 gttatatgct gaatgtttca agttagggcc tttttgtaaatgggaagatt cggctatgcc 1390 agatttttgg aaaagttgcc atttgctttg ttaccaaagttgcatggcaa agattggccc 1450 agctcaaatt tctatagtta taaatgagtt gccaaatattttggcttc 1498 <210> SEQ ID NO 34 <211> LENGTH: 375 <212> TYPE: PRT <213>ORGANISM: Oryza sativa <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222>LOCATION: 279 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400>SEQUENCE: 34 Ser Ser Phe Phe His Arg Ile Val Ala Arg Arg Arg Tyr Glu LeuPro 1 5 10 15 Asn Leu Val Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg Glu Tyr Lys Ala Cys AsnLys Leu 20 25 30 Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg Gln Leu Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn PheLeu Asp 35 40 45 Phe His Tyr Tyr Glu Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn ArgVal Thr 50 55 60 Thr Tyr Ser Cys Leu Lys Asp Gly Asn Phe Ala Ile Leu GlnAla Tyr 65 70 75 80 Ile Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Glu Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu SerTrp Ala Cys 85 90 95 Asp Leu Asp Gly Thr Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly SerAsn Gly Ile 100 105 110 Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu LeuLys Thr Phe Val 115 120 125 Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu Ile Arg ThrGln Ala Leu Lys Pro 130 135 140 Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp GluSer Val Arg Leu Trp Asn 145 150 155 160 Val His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile LeuIle Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly His 165 170 175 Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser ValAsp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Tyr Arg 180 185 190 Ile Ala Ser Cys Gly MetAsp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys 195 200 205 Glu Phe Trp Pro TyrVal Glu Gln Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro 210 215 220 Ser Lys Phe ProThr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Val Ala Val 225 230 235 240 Val HisSer Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile 245 250 255 LeuSer Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr 260 265 270Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Xaa Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr 275 280285 Pro Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe 290295 300 His Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Val Phe Val305 310 315 320 Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Thr Ala Arg LeuThr Asn 325 330 335 Pro Gln Cys Lys Ser Ala Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val SerPhe Asp Gly 340 345 350 Ser Thr Ile Leu Ala Cys Ser Glu Asp Gly Ser IleTrp Arg Trp Asp 355 360 365 Glu Val Asp His Pro Lys Ala 370 375 <210>SEQ ID NO 35 <211> LENGTH: 1387 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Glycinemax <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (25)...(1188)<221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 14 <223> OTHER INFORMATION:n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 35 gggaagcgaa cagnagaaga gtag atg gtg ggtgaa acg gcg gca acg ggg 51 Met Val Gly Glu Thr Ala Ala Thr Gly 1 5 aagtcg gtt ggt ttg ggt ttg gga tgt gac cca gtg gtg gga tcc ttg 99 Lys SerVal Gly Leu Gly Leu Gly Cys Asp Pro Val Val Gly Ser Leu 10 15 20 25 gcttgt tcg aag aag aga gaa tac aga gtc acc aat cgc ctt caa gag 147 Ala CysSer Lys Lys Arg Glu Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu 30 35 40 gga aagcgc cct cta tac gcc gtc att ttc aac ttc atc gac tcc cgc 195 Gly Lys ArgPro Leu Tyr Ala Val Ile Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg 45 50 55 tac ttc aacgtt ttc gcc act gtt ggc ggc aat agg gtt act gtt tat 243 Tyr Phe Asn ValPhe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Val Tyr 60 65 70 caa tgc ctt gatgaa ggg gat att gct gtt ttg caa tct tat gcg gat 291 Gln Cys Leu Asp GluGly Asp Ile Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Tyr Ala Asp 75 80 85 gag gat aag aat gagtct ttt tac acc gtg ggt tgg gca tgc aat gtt 339 Glu Asp Lys Asn Glu SerPhe Tyr Thr Val Gly Trp Ala Cys Asn Val 90 95 100 105 gac ggg acc ccactt gtt gtg gct gga gga ctc aat ggg gta atc cga 387 Asp Gly Thr Pro LeuVal Val Ala Gly Gly Leu Asn Gly Val Ile Arg 110 115 120 gtc att gat gctggc agt gag aag ata cat aag agt ttt gtt ggc cat 435 Val Ile Asp Ala GlySer Glu Lys Ile His Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His 125 130 135 gga gac tcc ataaat gaa gtc aaa gct caa ata tta aat cca tca ctc 483 Gly Asp Ser Ile AsnGlu Val Lys Ala Gln Ile Leu Asn Pro Ser Leu 140 145 150 gtg gta tcg gcaagc aaa gat gaa tct att cgg tta tgg aat gct cat 531 Val Val Ser Ala SerLys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu Trp Asn Ala His 155 160 165 act gga ata tgcatt ttg ata ttt gct gga ggc ggg gga cat cgt aat 579 Thr Gly Ile Cys IleLeu Ile Phe Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly His Arg Asn 170 175 180 185 gaa gtc ttaagt gtt gat ttt cat cca tcg gat atg tat cgt att tgt 627 Glu Val Leu SerVal Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Met Tyr Arg Ile Cys 190 195 200 agt tgt ggcatg gat agt act gta aaa ata tgg tct atg aag gag ttc 675 Ser Cys Gly MetAsp Ser Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe 205 210 215 tgg aca tatgta gaa aaa tca tcc aca tgg aca gat ctt cct tcc aag 723 Trp Thr Tyr ValGlu Lys Ser Ser Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys 220 225 230 ttt cca acaaaa ttt gtc cag ttt cct gtt tac act gct tca gtg cat 771 Phe Pro Thr LysPhe Val Gln Phe Pro Val Tyr Thr Ala Ser Val His 235 240 245 ata aat tatgtt gac tgt aat agg tgg ttg ggt gat ttt atc ctc tca 819 Ile Asn Tyr ValAsp Cys Asn Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser 250 255 260 265 aag agtgtt gat aat gaa att atc ttg tgg gaa cct aaa gtg aac gaa 867 Lys Ser ValAsp Asn Glu Ile Ile Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Val Asn Glu 270 275 280 caa actcca ggg aag ggt gta gtt gat gtt ctt cat aaa tac cct att 915 Gln Thr ProGly Lys Gly Val Val Asp Val Leu His Lys Tyr Pro Ile 285 290 295 ccc gattgc aat atc tgg ttc atc aag ttt tct tgt gac ttc cat ttc 963 Pro Asp CysAsn Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe 300 305 310 aac atagtt aca gtg ggt aac agg gaa ggg aag att ttt gtt tgg gaa 1011 Asn Ile ValThr Val Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Phe Val Trp Glu 315 320 325 tta cagtca agt cct ccc gta ctt gct gca aag ttg tca cat cct caa 1059 Leu Gln SerSer Pro Pro Val Leu Ala Ala Lys Leu Ser His Pro Gln 330 335 340 345 tcaaaa tcc cca atc agg cag act gca aca tcc ttt gat gga agt act 1107 Ser LysSer Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Thr Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr 350 355 360 atattg agt tgc tgt gag gat ggg aca ata tgg cgt tgg gat gtt tca 1155 Ile LeuSer Cys Cys Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Val Ser 365 370 375 aaaccc tca acc tca acc tca acc gca gcc taa cttatcttcg tgcaacacca 1208 LysPro Ser Thr Ser Thr Ser Thr Ala Ala * 380 385 atctgatgtg catgtcaaacacaagggcat ttgtgattta tcaatttaac cagtcatgta 1268 catcaggaac ttgatttattgcatgttttt gtatttgttt attttggttc ggtaaggctt 1328 ataatgtaaa atgttcaactaagaactcag ttaaaagtta tttaaataaa gtaaagcca 1387 <210> SEQ ID NO 36 <211>LENGTH: 387 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Glycine max <400> SEQUENCE:36 Met Val Gly Glu Thr Ala Ala Thr Gly Lys Ser Val Gly Leu Gly Leu 1 510 15 Gly Cys Asp Pro Val Val Gly Ser Leu Ala Cys Ser Lys Lys Arg Glu 2025 30 Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala 3540 45 Val Ile Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg Tyr Phe Asn Val Phe Ala Thr 5055 60 Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Val Tyr Gln Cys Leu Asp Glu Gly Asp 6570 75 80 Ile Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Asp Lys Asn Glu Ser Phe85 90 95 Tyr Thr Val Gly Trp Ala Cys Asn Val Asp Gly Thr Pro Leu Val Val100 105 110 Ala Gly Gly Leu Asn Gly Val Ile Arg Val Ile Asp Ala Gly SerGlu 115 120 125 Lys Ile His Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile AsnGlu Val 130 135 140 Lys Ala Gln Ile Leu Asn Pro Ser Leu Val Val Ser AlaSer Lys Asp 145 150 155 160 Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu Trp Asn Ala His Thr GlyIle Cys Ile Leu Ile 165 170 175 Phe Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly His Arg Asn GluVal Leu Ser Val Asp Phe 180 185 190 His Pro Ser Asp Met Tyr Arg Ile CysSer Cys Gly Met Asp Ser Thr 195 200 205 Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys GluPhe Trp Thr Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser 210 215 220 Ser Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu ProSer Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Phe Val Gln 225 230 235 240 Phe Pro Val Tyr ThrAla Ser Val His Ile Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Asn 245 250 255 Arg Trp Leu GlyAsp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile 260 265 270 Ile Leu TrpGlu Pro Lys Val Asn Glu Gln Thr Pro Gly Lys Gly Val 275 280 285 Val AspVal Leu His Lys Tyr Pro Ile Pro Asp Cys Asn Ile Trp Phe 290 295 300 IleLys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn Ile Val Thr Val Gly Asn 305 310 315320 Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Phe Val Trp Glu Leu Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val 325330 335 Leu Ala Ala Lys Leu Ser His Pro Gln Ser Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln340 345 350 Thr Ala Thr Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Ser Cys Cys GluAsp 355 360 365 Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Val Ser Lys Pro Ser Thr SerThr Ser 370 375 380 Thr Ala Ala 385 <210> SEQ ID NO 37 <211> LENGTH:1518 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Triticum aestivum <220> FEATURE:<221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (88)...(1224) <400> SEQUENCE: 37gcgtctgcaa aggcggbggc gctgctccaa ggcgtgggcc gagaggagga gaagcaggcg 60ccagagcccc aacctctccc ggcgcgc atg gcg agg ctg ggc ccg ggg cag ggg 114Met Ala Arg Leu Gly Pro Gly Gln Gly 1 5 tta ggg tgc gag gcg gcg gtg gggtcg ctg gcg ccc agc cgg agc cgg 162 Leu Gly Cys Glu Ala Ala Val Gly SerLeu Ala Pro Ser Arg Ser Arg 10 15 20 25 gag tac aag ctc tgc agc aag cacacc gag ggc aag cgc ccg ctc tac 210 Glu Tyr Lys Leu Cys Ser Lys His ThrGlu Gly Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr 30 35 40 gcc atc ggc ttc aac ttc atc gac gcccgc tac tac gac gtc ttc gcc 258 Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ala ArgTyr Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala 45 50 55 acc gtc ggc ggc aat cgt gtg acg acg taccgt ggc ctc ccc gac ggt 306 Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Thr Tyr ArgGly Leu Pro Asp Gly 60 65 70 aac ttg gct gtt ctg caa gca tac att gat gcggac gat gct cag tca 354 Asn Leu Ala Val Leu Gln Ala Tyr Ile Asp Ala AspAsp Ala Gln Ser 75 80 85 ttc tac act ctg agc tgg gct tgt gac ctt gac ggcaca cca ctg cta 402 Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Ala Cys Asp Leu Asp Gly ThrPro Leu Leu 90 95 100 105 gtg gca gca gga agc aat gcg gtc att cgg gtcatc aac tgt gcc acc 450 Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Ala Val Ile Arg Val IleAsn Cys Ala Thr 110 115 120 gag aag ttg ttt aag agt ttt ctt ggc cat ggtgat tca ata aat gag 498 Glu Lys Leu Phe Lys Ser Phe Leu Gly His Gly AspSer Ile Asn Glu 125 130 135 ata aga act caa cca ttg aag cct tcg ctc ttcatt tct gca agc aag 546 Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Phe IleSer Ala Ser Lys 140 145 150 gac gag tct gtt agg cta tgg aat gtc cat acaggt atc tgc atc ttg 594 Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr GlyIle Cys Ile Leu 155 160 165 att ttt gct gga gga gga ggt cac cgt aat gaagta ttg agt gtt gac 642 Ile Phe Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu ValLeu Ser Val Asp 170 175 180 185 ttc cac cct tct gat atc tac cga att gccagt tgt ggc atg gat aat 690 Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Tyr Arg Ile Ala SerCys Gly Met Asp Asn 190 195 200 act gtt aaa atc tgg tca atg aaa gaa ttttgg cca tac gtg gag aaa 738 Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe TrpPro Tyr Val Glu Lys 205 210 215 tcc ttt aca tgg act gac ctt cca tca aaattt cca acg aaa ttt gtt 786 Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys PhePro Thr Lys Phe Val 220 225 230 caa ttt ccg ctc atg act tcc gtg gtt cattct aac tat gtt gac tgt 834 Gln Phe Pro Leu Met Thr Ser Val Val His SerAsn Tyr Val Asp Cys 235 240 245 act agg tgg ctt ggt gac ttc atc ctg tcgaag agt gtt gac aat gaa 882 Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser LysSer Val Asp Asn Glu 250 255 260 265 att gtt ctg tgg gag cca aaa ata aaagag cag ggt ccc ggc gag ggt 930 Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Ile Lys GluGln Gly Pro Gly Glu Gly 270 275 280 agc att gat gtt ctt cag aag tac cctgtg cct gat tgt gac att tgg 978 Ser Ile Asp Val Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro ValPro Asp Cys Asp Ile Trp 285 290 295 ttt atc aaa ttc tca tgt gat ttt cacttc aat caa tta gca ata ggc 1026 Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His PheAsn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly 300 305 310 aac cgc gaa ggc aaa atc tat gtg tgggaa gtg cag gcg agc cct cct 1074 Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp GluVal Gln Ala Ser Pro Pro 315 320 325 gtg cta att acc cgg ctg agt agt ccacaa tgc aaa atg cca ata agg 1122 Val Leu Ile Thr Arg Leu Ser Ser Pro GlnCys Lys Met Pro Ile Arg 330 335 340 345 cag act gca gtg tcg ttt gat ggaagc acg atc ctt gcc tgc ggc gag 1170 Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly SerThr Ile Leu Ala Cys Gly Glu 350 355 360 gat ggc agc ata tac cgc tgg gatgaa gtg gaa cat caa gct gca aaa 1218 Asp Gly Ser Ile Tyr Arg Trp Asp GluVal Glu His Gln Ala Ala Lys 365 370 375 aat tga agcaactgaa aaccaccatccgtgcggccc catggcaatg ccagccagtt 1274 Asn * tgagcttgtc ctgggtagttgttgtgttgc ttacttagtg ggttgtacca attacttagt 1334 ccagaagttg gggtgaatgagcttataatg ttgtaaggtt ggatgttgtt gattcgatga 1394 tttgccggat gtttctgtttattacattgg ctgtatcatg taccgaatgt gggagttaaa 1454 cttaaatcct cgttcgcattctaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1514 aaaa 1518 <210> SEQ IDNO 38 <211> LENGTH: 378 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Triticumaestivum <400> SEQUENCE: 38 Met Ala Arg Leu Gly Pro Gly Gln Gly Leu GlyCys Glu Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15 Gly Ser Leu Ala Pro Ser Arg Ser Arg GluTyr Lys Leu Cys Ser Lys 20 25 30 His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr AlaIle Gly Phe Asn Phe Ile 35 40 45 Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala ThrVal Gly Gly Asn Arg Val 50 55 60 Thr Thr Tyr Arg Gly Leu Pro Asp Gly AsnLeu Ala Val Leu Gln Ala 65 70 75 80 Tyr Ile Asp Ala Asp Asp Ala Gln SerPhe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Ala 85 90 95 Cys Asp Leu Asp Gly Thr Pro Leu LeuVal Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Ala 100 105 110 Val Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys AlaThr Glu Lys Leu Phe Lys Ser Phe 115 120 125 Leu Gly His Gly Asp Ser IleAsn Glu Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu Lys 130 135 140 Pro Ser Leu Phe Ile SerAla Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp 145 150 155 160 Asn Val His ThrGly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly 165 170 175 His Arg AsnGlu Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Tyr 180 185 190 Arg IleAla Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met 195 200 205 LysGlu Phe Trp Pro Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp Leu 210 215 220Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Phe Val Gln Phe Pro Leu Met Thr Ser 225 230235 240 Val Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe245 250 255 Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu ProLys 260 265 270 Ile Lys Glu Gln Gly Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Val LeuGln Lys 275 280 285 Tyr Pro Val Pro Asp Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys PheSer Cys Asp 290 295 300 Phe His Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg GluGly Lys Ile Tyr 305 310 315 320 Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ala Ser Pro Pro ValLeu Ile Thr Arg Leu Ser 325 330 335 Ser Pro Gln Cys Lys Met Pro Ile ArgGln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp 340 345 350 Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Ala Cys GlyGlu Asp Gly Ser Ile Tyr Arg Trp 355 360 365 Asp Glu Val Glu His Gln AlaAla Lys Asn 370 375 <210> SEQ ID NO 39 <211> LENGTH: 488 <212> TYPE: DNA<213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222>LOCATION: (212)...(397) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION:464, 475, 488 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 39gccggaagaa gtcgccgcgt gaggtcagtg tccccgttgc tgccgcctct aacccgaagc 60ctaggccgct gccggtgcat aacaaggaga atcaggcgga ggggaaagta gcagaggagg 120gggcagcaac tgaggagggg gagaagtacc gggcggaacc ggaaatcttg ccgctgccgc 180cggccatggc gaactgggcc cggggcaggg g ctc ggg tgc gag gcg gcg gag 232 LeuGly Cys Glu Ala Ala Glu 1 5 ggg tcg ctc gtg ccc agc cgg aag cgg gag tacaag ccc tgc ggc aag 280 Gly Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Arg Lys Arg Glu Tyr LysPro Cys Gly Lys 10 15 20 cac act gag ggg aag cgc ccg cta tat gct atc gggttc aac ttc atg 328 His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala Ile Gly PheAsn Phe Met 25 30 35 gac gcg cgc tac tac gac gtc ttc gcc acc gtc ggc ggcaac cgc gtg 376 Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly AsnArg Val 40 45 50 55 aac aac tta ccg ctg cct tga gaatggtagt ttcgctcttctacaagctta 427 Asn Asn Leu Pro Leu Pro * 60 cgttgatgag gataaggatgagtcgttcta tactccnaag ctgggccntt gaccatgttg 487 n 488 <210> SEQ ID NO 40<211> LENGTH: 61 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400>SEQUENCE: 40 Leu Gly Cys Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Arg LysArg 1 5 10 15 Glu Tyr Lys Pro Cys Gly Lys His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg ProLeu Tyr 20 25 30 Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn Phe Met Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp ValPhe Ala 35 40 45 Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Asn Asn Leu Pro Leu Pro 5055 60 <210> SEQ ID NO 41 <211> LENGTH: 348 <212> TYPE: DNA <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION:(1)...(348) <400> SEQUENCE: 41 gcc atc gcc agt tgc aat agt gtg ata atttac cga tgc ctt gag aat 48 Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile TyrArg Cys Leu Glu Asn 1 5 10 15 ggt ggt ttt ggt ctt cta caa aat tat gttgat gag gat aag gat gag 96 Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val AspGlu Asp Lys Asp Glu 20 25 30 tca ttc tac act cta agc tgg acc atc gat caagtt gat agc tca ccg 144 Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln ValAsp Ser Ser Pro 35 40 45 ctg ttg gtg gcc gca gga agc aat cgg atc att cgggtc atc aat tgt 192 Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile Arg ValIle Asn Cys 50 55 60 gct acc gaa aag tta gat aag agc tta gtt ggc cat ggtggt tca ata 240 Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val Gly His Gly GlySer Ile 65 70 75 80 cat gag ata agg act cat gcc tcg aag cca tca ctc atcatt tct gcc 288 His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile IleSer Ala 85 90 95 agc aag gat gaa tct att agg cta tgg aat gtc cat act gggatt tgc 336 Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly IleCys 100 105 110 atc tta gtc ttt 348 Ile Leu Val Phe 115 <210> SEQ ID NO42 <211> LENGTH: 116 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400>SEQUENCE: 42 Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Asn Ser Val Ile Ile Tyr Arg Cys Leu GluAsn 1 5 10 15 Gly Gly Phe Gly Leu Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Asp Glu Asp LysAsp Glu 20 25 30 Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp Thr Ile Asp Gln Val Asp SerSer Pro 35 40 45 Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn Arg Ile Ile Arg Val IleAsn Cys 50 55 60 Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Leu Val Gly His Gly GlySer Ile 65 70 75 80 His Glu Ile Arg Thr His Ala Ser Lys Pro Ser Leu IleIle Ser Ala 85 90 95 Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His ThrGly Ile Cys 100 105 110 Ile Leu Val Phe 115 <210> SEQ ID NO 43 <211>LENGTH: 488 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE:<221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (2)...(433) <221> NAME/KEY:misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 1, 454, 462, 471 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n= A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 43 n aag ttt cca aca aaa tat gtc cag tttcca gtc ttg att gct gca gta 49 Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe ProVal Leu Ile Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15 cac tct aac tat gtt gat tgt aca agatgg ctt ggt gac ttc atc cta 97 His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg TrpLeu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu 20 25 30 tca aag agt gtt gac aat gaa att gtg ctttgg gaa ccg aag aca aaa 145 Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu TrpGlu Pro Lys Thr Lys 35 40 45 gaa cag agt cct ggg gag gga agc atc gat atcctt cag aag tat cct 193 Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile LeuGln Lys Tyr Pro 50 55 60 gtc cca gaa tgt gac att tgg ttt atc aaa ttt tcatgt gat ttt cac 241 Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser CysAsp Phe His 65 70 75 80 ttc aat cag ttg gcg ata ggc aac cgt gaa ggc aaaatc tac gtg tgg 289 Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys IleTyr Val Trp 85 90 95 gaa gta cag tcc agc cct cct gtc ctc att gct cgg ctgtat aat cag 337 Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu TyrAsn Gln 100 105 110 cag tgt aaa tcg ccg ata aga caa act gca gtg tcc ttcgat gga agc 385 Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe AspGly Ser 115 120 125 aca atc ctt gga gct ggt gaa gac ggc acc atc tgg cggtgg gga tga 433 Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg TrpGly * 130 135 140 agtggaccat ccgagctcca naagctgang aagtgttncc ggctcaatgctggtg 488 <210> SEQ ID NO 44 <211> LENGTH: 143 <212> TYPE: PRT <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 44 Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val GlnPhe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15 His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp CysThr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu 20 25 30 Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn GluIle Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys 35 40 45 Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu GlySer Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro 50 55 60 Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile TrpPhe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His 65 70 75 80 Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala IleGly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp 85 90 95 Glu Val Gln Ser Ser ProPro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln 100 105 110 Gln Cys Lys Ser ProIle Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser 115 120 125 Thr Ile Leu GlyAla Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Gly 130 135 140 <210> SEQ ID NO45 <211> LENGTH: 460 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Eucalyptus grandis<220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (116)...(328) <221>NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 319, 331, 355, 387, 426, 427,428, 437, 447, 451 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400>SEQUENCE: 45 ctcgttcgcc gttcggcgtc ttcaccggcg gcgcgcgccg cactgcgtacccaccggctg 60 tcgcgttctc gcggatcgaa ctcgaggaaa aggcatcggc ggcggatcggggcaa atg 118 Met 1 gcg aag atc gcg ccc ggg tgc gaa ccg gtg gcg ggg acgctg acc ccg 166 Ala Lys Ile Ala Pro Gly Cys Glu Pro Val Ala Gly Thr LeuThr Pro 5 10 15 tcg aag aag agg gag tac agg gtc acc aac agg ctc cag gagggg aag 214 Ser Lys Lys Arg Glu Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu GlyLys 20 25 30 cgt ccc ctc tat gcc gtc gtc ttc aac ttc atc gac tcc cgc tacttc 262 Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala Val Val Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg Tyr Phe35 40 45 aac gta ttc gcc acc gtc ggc ggc aac cgg ggt tac tgt tta tca agt310 Asn Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Gly Tyr Cys Leu Ser Ser 5055 60 65 gtc tcg aan ggg gag taa tanctgtgtt gcagtcatac attgatnaag 358Val Ser Xaa Gly Glu * 70 ataaggacga gtccgtttta cacggtcang tggggcgtgcaaacatttat agaaccccaa 418 ttgtgggnnn gcgggaggna acaattggna acnatcgggt gt460 <210> SEQ ID NO 46 <211> LENGTH: 70 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM:Eucalyptus grandis <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222>LOCATION: 68 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400>SEQUENCE: 46 Met Ala Lys Ile Ala Pro Gly Cys Glu Pro Val Ala Gly Thr LeuThr 1 5 10 15 Pro Ser Lys Lys Arg Glu Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu GlnGlu Gly 20 25 30 Lys Arg Pro Leu Tyr Ala Val Val Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp SerArg Tyr 35 40 45 Phe Asn Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn Arg Gly Tyr CysLeu Ser 50 55 60 Ser Val Ser Xaa Gly Glu 65 70 <210> SEQ ID NO 47 <211>LENGTH: 521 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Helianthus sp. <220>FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (4)...(300) <221> NAME/KEY:misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 390 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G<400> SEQUENCE: 47 ctt ggt gat ttc ata cta tct aag agt gta gac aat gagttc ata ttg 48 Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Phe IleLeu 1 5 10 15 tgg gag ccg aag atg aaa gag cag tct cca gga gag ggc acggtg gat 96 Trp Glu Pro Lys Met Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Thr ValAsp 20 25 30 att ctt cag aaa tat cct gta cct gat tgt gac atc tgg ttt ataaag 144 Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Asp Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys35 40 45 ctt tcc tgt gat ttc cat tac aat gca gca gct att ggt aac aga gaa192 Leu Ser Cys Asp Phe His Tyr Asn Ala Ala Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu 5055 60 gga aaa atc tat gta tgg gaa ttg cag act agc ccg cct tct ctt att240 Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Leu Gln Thr Ser Pro Pro Ser Leu Ile 6570 75 gca agg tta tct cat att caa gtc caa atc gcc aat cag gca aac tgc288 Ala Arg Leu Ser His Ile Gln Val Gln Ile Ala Asn Gln Ala Asn Cys 8085 90 95 tat gtc att tga tggaagcaca attctgagtt gctgtgaaga tggcaccatc 340Tyr Val Ile * tggcgttggg atactgttgc aacgtcgtag cttgtgttgg tttgaaacangtcatgttgt 400 gtaccatgta tattccttca gcaatttcgt ttgttttccg tggtgatgattgagggcatt 460 ttaatttgtt ctttattaaa ctatgatagt aaggatgtta ttccgttttagtgaacngnc 520 c 521 <210> SEQ ID NO 48 <211> LENGTH: 98 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Helianthus sp. <400> SEQUENCE: 48 Gly Asp Phe Ile LeuSer Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Phe Ile Leu Trp 1 5 10 15 Glu Pro Lys MetLys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Thr Val Asp Ile 20 25 30 Leu Gln Lys TyrPro Val Pro Asp Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Leu 35 40 45 Ser Cys Asp PheHis Tyr Asn Ala Ala Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly 50 55 60 Lys Ile Tyr ValTrp Glu Leu Gln Thr Ser Pro Pro Ser Leu Ile Ala 65 70 75 80 Arg Leu SerHis Ile Gln Val Gln Ile Ala Asn Gln Ala Asn Cys Tyr 85 90 95 Val Ile<210> SEQ ID NO 49 <211> LENGTH: 658 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM:Catalpa speciosa <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION:(35)...(271) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 367, 445, 456,483, 492, 509, 549, 554, 563, 579, 584, 602, 611, 648, 657 <223> OTHERINFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 49 ggcatacagg cggtgctaatctgcaggtaa ggag atg gca aaa att ccg ttg ggt 55 Met Ala Lys Ile Pro LeuGly 1 5 tgt gag ccc atg gtg ggt tcc tta acg ccg tcg aag aaa cgg gag tat103 Cys Glu Pro Met Val Gly Ser Leu Thr Pro Ser Lys Lys Arg Glu Tyr 1015 20 agg gtc acc aac agg ctc cag gaa ggc aaa cgc ccc att tac gcc gtc151 Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu Gly Lys Arg Pro Ile Tyr Ala Val 2530 35 gtt ttc aac ttc att gac tcc cgt tac ttc aac gct ttc gcc act gcc199 Val Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg Tyr Phe Asn Ala Phe Ala Thr Ala 4045 50 55 ggt ggc aat cgc gtg act gta tac caa gtg cct aga agg tgg tgt tat247 Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Val Tyr Gln Val Pro Arg Arg Trp Cys Tyr 6065 70 agc tgt act aca gtc cta cat tga tgaagataaa gatgaatctt tctacactgt301 Ser Cys Thr Thr Val Leu His * 75 aagttgggct tgcaatattg atgggactccattcttggtg gctggaggac ttaatggaat 361 tattcnagtt attgatactg gcaatgagaaaatatacaag agtttgtggg tcatggggaa 421 tcaataaacg aaatccaact caancgctgaaacancactt gttgtgtcaa caaacaaaga 481 tnaatcttac nctgtggaat atcatacnggatatcatttg atatttctgg gctgtggcat 541 ccatgaantc tanggggctc ancctctacacacgtatnaa acntgaaggt aaatgcagat 601 nggcatgaan attggcaagt aaaacttctgcgttctcaat ccaaaancat caatang 658 <210> SEQ ID NO 50 <211> LENGTH: 78<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Catalpa speciosa <400> SEQUENCE: 50 MetAla Lys Ile Pro Leu Gly Cys Glu Pro Met Val Gly Ser Leu Thr 1 5 10 15Pro Ser Lys Lys Arg Glu Tyr Arg Val Thr Asn Arg Leu Gln Glu Gly 20 25 30Lys Arg Pro Ile Tyr Ala Val Val Phe Asn Phe Ile Asp Ser Arg Tyr 35 40 45Phe Asn Ala Phe Ala Thr Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Val Thr Val Tyr Gln 50 55 60Val Pro Arg Arg Trp Cys Tyr Ser Cys Thr Thr Val Leu His 65 70 75 <210>SEQ ID NO 51 <211> LENGTH: 631 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays<220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (10)...(489) <221>NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 466 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n =A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 51 ggcacgagt cca aca aaa tat gtc cag ttt ccagtc ttg att gct gca gta 51 Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu IleAla Ala Val 1 5 10 cac tct aac tat gtt gat tgt aca aga tgg ctt ggt gacttc atc cta 99 His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp PheIle Leu 15 20 25 30 tca aag agt gtt gac aat gaa att gtg ctt tgg gaa ccgaag aca aaa 147 Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro LysThr Lys 35 40 45 gaa cag agt cct ggg gag gga agc atc gat atc ctt cag aagtat cct 195 Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys TyrPro 50 55 60 gtc cca gaa tgt gac att tgg ttt atc aaa ttt tca tgt gat tttcac 243 Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His65 70 75 ttc aat cag ttg gcg ata ggc aac cgt gaa ggc aaa atc tac gtg tgg291 Phe Asn Gln Leu Ala Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp 8085 90 gaa gta cag tcc agc cct cct gtc ctc att gct cgg ctg tat aat cag339 Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln 95100 105 110 cag tgt aaa tcg ccg ata aga caa act gca gtg tcc ttc gat ggaaca 387 Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Thr115 120 125 caa tcc ttg gag ctg gtg aag acg cac cat ctg gcg gtg ggg atgaag 435 Gln Ser Leu Glu Leu Val Lys Thr His His Leu Ala Val Gly Met Lys130 135 140 tgg acc atc cga gct cca gaa act gaa gaa ntt tgc cgc tca atgctg 483 Trp Thr Ile Arg Ala Pro Glu Thr Glu Glu Xaa Cys Arg Ser Met Leu145 150 155 gac tga tggttacgct cggttggggt tgcgatggtt gaaccgtggtggaaatgcca 539 Asp * ctggtgtttt tcaatcaaaa tggtnggtgt taacagaataatgaatgctc caaagttgaa 599 antnggangc tgttgctaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa 631 <210>SEQ ID NO 52 <211> LENGTH: 159 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays<220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: 153 <223> OTHERINFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400> SEQUENCE: 52 Pro Thr Lys Tyr ValGln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser 1 5 10 15 Asn Tyr Val AspCys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys 20 25 30 Ser Val Asp AsnGlu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln 35 40 45 Ser Pro Gly GluGly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro 50 55 60 Glu Cys Asp IleTrp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn 65 70 75 80 Gln Leu AlaIle Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val 85 90 95 Gln Ser SerPro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys 100 105 110 Lys SerPro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Thr Gln Ser 115 120 125 LeuGlu Leu Val Lys Thr His His Leu Ala Val Gly Met Lys Trp Thr 130 135 140Ile Arg Ala Pro Glu Thr Glu Glu Xaa Cys Arg Ser Met Leu Asp 145 150 155<210> SEQ ID NO 53 <211> LENGTH: 777 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zeamays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (16)...(522)<221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 597, 611, 639, 657, 681,692, 699, 702, 710, 718, 748, 749, 753, 772 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n =A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 53 ggcacgaggt tagct aag agc ttt gtt ggc catggc gac tca ata aat gag 51 Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile AsnGlu 1 5 10 ata aga act caa ccg ttg aag cct tcg ctc atc att tct gca agcaag 99 Ile Arg Thr Gln Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser Lys15 20 25 gat gaa tct gtt agg cta tgg aat gtc cat aca ggg atc tgt atc ttg147 Asp Glu Ser Val Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu 3035 40 ata ttt gct gga gct gga ggt cat cgc aat gaa gta ttg agt gtt gac195 Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val Asp 4550 55 60 ttc cat cct agt gat att gaa cgt ttt gca agt tgt ggc atg gac aac243 Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile Glu Arg Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn 6570 75 act gtg aaa atc tgg tca atg aaa gaa ttt tgg cta tat gtt gac aaa291 Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Phe Trp Leu Tyr Val Asp Lys 8085 90 tca tat tca tgg act gac ctt cca tca aag ttt cca aca aaa tat gtc339 Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val 95100 105 cag ttt cca gtc ttg att gct gca gta cac tct aac tat gtt gat tgt387 Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Ala Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys 110115 120 aca aga tgg ctt ggt gac ttc atc cta tca aag agt gtt gac aat gaa435 Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu 125130 135 140 att gtg ctt tgg gaa ccg aag aca aaa gac aga tcc tgg ggg aaggaa 483 Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Asp Arg Ser Trp Gly Lys Glu145 150 155 gca tcg ata tcc ttc aga agt acc tgt ccc aga atg tgacattgggttt 532 Ala Ser Ile Ser Phe Arg Ser Thr Cys Pro Arg Met * 160 165atcaaatttt catgtgattt tcacttcaat cagtggcgat aggcaaccgt gaaagcaaat 592ctacntttgg gaagtacanc cagccctctg tcctcatgct cgctgtntat cacatgtaat 652cccanaaaaa acgcatgtct ccatgaacnc atcctggacn ggtaaangcn cactgcgngg 712aaaatnacac cacccaacga aaattcccca tccgannagt nccgtgggtc aagtaactgn 772gaatc 777 <210> SEQ ID NO 54 <211> LENGTH: 168 <212> TYPE: PRT <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 54 Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly AspSer Ile Asn Glu Ile Arg Thr Gln 1 5 10 15 Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu IleIle Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Val 20 25 30 Arg Leu Trp Asn Val His ThrGly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly 35 40 45 Ala Gly Gly His Arg Asn GluVal Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser 50 55 60 Asp Ile Glu Arg Phe Ala SerCys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile 65 70 75 80 Trp Ser Met Lys Glu PheTrp Leu Tyr Val Asp Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp 85 90 95 Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser LysPhe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val 100 105 110 Leu Ile Ala Ala ValHis Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu 115 120 125 Gly Asp Phe IleLeu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp 130 135 140 Glu Pro LysThr Lys Asp Arg Ser Trp Gly Lys Glu Ala Ser Ile Ser 145 150 155 160 PheArg Ser Thr Cys Pro Arg Met 165 <210> SEQ ID NO 55 <211> LENGTH: 466<212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY:CDS <222> LOCATION: (9)...(464) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222>LOCATION: 305, 441 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400>SEQUENCE: 55 gaagcaat ggg atc att cgg gtc atc aat tgt gct aca gaa aagtta gct 50 Gly Ile Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Ala 1 510 aag agc ttt gtt ggc cat ggc gac tca ata aat gag ata aga act caa 98Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu Ile Arg Thr Gln 15 20 2530 ccg ttg aag cct tcg ctc atc att tct gca agc aag gat gaa tct gtt 146Pro Leu Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Val 35 40 45agg cta tgg aat gtc cat aca ggg atc tgt atc ttg ata ttt gct gga 194 ArgLeu Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly 50 55 60 gctgga ggt cat cgc aat gaa gta ttg agt gtt gac ttc cat cct agt 242 Ala GlyGly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser 65 70 75 gat attgaa cgt ttt gca agt tgt ggc atg gac aac act gtg aaa atc 290 Asp Ile GluArg Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile 80 85 90 tgg tca atgaaa gan ttt tgg cta tat gtt gac aaa tca tat tca tgg 338 Trp Ser Met LysXaa Phe Trp Leu Tyr Val Asp Lys Ser Tyr Ser Trp 95 100 105 110 act gacctt cca tca aag ttt cca aca aaa tat gtc cag ttt cca gtc 386 Thr Asp LeuPro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val 115 120 125 ttg attgct gca gta cac tct aac tat gtt gat tgt aca aga tgg ctt 434 Leu Ile AlaAla Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu 130 135 140 ggt gacntc atc cta tca aag agt gtt gac aa 466 Gly Asp Xaa Ile Leu Ser Lys SerVal Asp 145 150 <210> SEQ ID NO 56 <211> LENGTH: 152 <212> TYPE: PRT<213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222>LOCATION: 99, 145 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400>SEQUENCE: 56 Gly Ile Ile Arg Val Ile Asn Cys Ala Thr Glu Lys Leu Ala LysSer 1 5 10 15 Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu Ile Arg Thr GlnPro Leu 20 25 30 Lys Pro Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser ValArg Leu 35 40 45 Trp Asn Val His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala GlyAla Gly 50 55 60 Gly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro SerAsp Ile 65 70 75 80 Glu Arg Phe Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val LysIle Trp Ser 85 90 95 Met Lys Xaa Phe Trp Leu Tyr Val Asp Lys Ser Tyr SerTrp Thr Asp 100 105 110 Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln PhePro Val Leu Ile 115 120 125 Ala Ala Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys ThrArg Trp Leu Gly Asp 130 135 140 Xaa Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp 145 150<210> SEQ ID NO 57 <211> LENGTH: 464 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zeamays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)...(189)<221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 369, 447 <223> OTHERINFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 57 ggc aaa atc tac gtg tgggaa gta cag tcc agc cct cct gtc ctc att 48 Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp GluVal Gln Ser Ser Pro Pro Val Leu Ile 1 5 10 15 gct cgg ctg tat aat cagcag tgt aaa tcg ccg ata aga caa act gca 96 Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln GlnCys Lys Ser Pro Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala 20 25 30 gtg tcc ttc gat gga agc acaatc ctt gga gct ggt gaa gac ggc acc 144 Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr IleLeu Gly Ala Gly Glu Asp Gly Thr 35 40 45 atc tgg cgg tgg gat gaa gtg gaccat ccg agc tcc aga aac tga 189 Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His ProSer Ser Arg Asn * 50 55 60 agaagtgttg ccgctcaatg ctggactgat ggttacgctcggttggggtt gcgatggttg 249 aatccgttgg tggaaagtgc cacctggtgt tttttctagtcaaaatggtt ggtgttaaca 309 gaatattgaa tgcttcgaat gttgaaagtt gggatgcttgtgctggtact ctgctccgtn 369 gacgagtgaa cttaggtgcc gtttggttca catatttgtaacgtaatggg taacagataa 429 cgttaaatca tgtttgtntt aattcaaccg taaaa 464<210> SEQ ID NO 58 <211> LENGTH: 62 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zeamays <400> SEQUENCE: 58 Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser ProPro Val Leu Ile 1 5 10 15 Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser ProIle Arg Gln Thr Ala 20 25 30 Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly AlaGly Glu Asp Gly Thr 35 40 45 Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro SerSer Arg Asn 50 55 60 <210> SEQ ID NO 59 <211> LENGTH: 299 <212> TYPE:DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222>LOCATION: (1)...(201) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 203,270 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 59 ggc aaccgt gaa ggc aaa atc tac gtg tgg gaa gta cag tcc agc cct 48 Gly Asn ArgGlu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Pro 1 5 10 15 cct gtcctc att gct cgg ctg tat aat cag cag tgt aaa tcg ccg ata 96 Pro Val LeuIle Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser Pro Ile 20 25 30 aga caa actgca gtg tcc ttc gat gga agc aca atc ctt gga gct ggt 144 Arg Gln Thr AlaVal Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly Ala Gly 35 40 45 gaa gac ggt accatc tgg cgg tgg gat gaa gtg gac cat ccg agc tcc 192 Glu Asp Gly Thr IleTrp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His Pro Ser Ser 50 55 60 aga aac tgaanaagtgttg ccgctcaatg ctggactgat ggttacgctc 241 Arg Asn * 65 ggttggggttgcgatggttg aatccgttng tggaaagtgc cacctggtgt tttttcta 299 <210> SEQ ID NO60 <211> LENGTH: 66 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400>SEQUENCE: 60 Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser SerPro 1 5 10 15 Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys SerPro Ile 20 25 30 Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu GlyAla Gly 35 40 45 Glu Asp Gly Thr Ile Trp Arg Trp Asp Glu Val Asp His ProSer Ser 50 55 60 Arg Asn 65 <210> SEQ ID NO 61 <211> LENGTH: 434 <212>TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS<222> LOCATION: (1)...(384) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION:207, 243, 247, 251, 272, 369, 374 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C orG <400> SEQUENCE: 61 atg ccg cct tcc aaa gca cgc cga aag agg tca ctt cgtgat atc act 48 Met Pro Pro Ser Lys Ala Arg Arg Lys Arg Ser Leu Arg AspIle Thr 1 5 10 15 gcc acc gtt gcc act ggg act gtt gcc aac tcg aaa cctggc tca tca 96 Ala Thr Val Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Ala Asn Ser Lys Pro GlySer Ser 20 25 30 tcg acg aac gag ggg aag caa cag gac aag aaa aag gag ggtcca cag 144 Ser Thr Asn Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp Lys Lys Lys Glu Gly ProGln 35 40 45 gaa acc gga cat ccc acc att acc gcc ggt ggt ggt gaa tat agtccc 192 Glu Thr Gly His Pro Thr Ile Thr Ala Gly Gly Gly Glu Tyr Ser Pro50 55 60 acg aac aag gat tan gat gtt gaa att agt gga agg gct act cgt gcc240 Thr Asn Lys Asp Xaa Asp Val Glu Ile Ser Gly Arg Ala Thr Arg Ala 6570 75 80 tan tcc nga anc gaa aat tac aac ccc aat anc caa tta ttc tgt tgg288 Xaa Ser Xaa Xaa Glu Asn Tyr Asn Pro Asn Xaa Gln Leu Phe Cys Trp 8590 95 gga aat cca ccc gat ctt atg cca tcc ggg ttt cca att tcc ctt gaa336 Gly Asn Pro Pro Asp Leu Met Pro Ser Gly Phe Pro Ile Ser Leu Glu 100105 110 aat gcc cta cta tta aat ttt ttt tgg cca ccn ccc cnt ttg caa taa384 Asn Ala Leu Leu Leu Asn Phe Phe Trp Pro Xaa Pro Xaa Leu Gln * 115120 125 ttgtttaaaa attttaccaa aacccttnaa angngggggt tttggggccc 434 <210>SEQ ID NO 62 <211> LENGTH: 127 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays<220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: 69, 81, 83, 84,91, 123, 125 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400>SEQUENCE: 62 Met Pro Pro Ser Lys Ala Arg Arg Lys Arg Ser Leu Arg Asp IleThr 1 5 10 15 Ala Thr Val Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Ala Asn Ser Lys Pro GlySer Ser 20 25 30 Ser Thr Asn Glu Gly Lys Gln Gln Asp Lys Lys Lys Glu GlyPro Gln 35 40 45 Glu Thr Gly His Pro Thr Ile Thr Ala Gly Gly Gly Glu TyrSer Pro 50 55 60 Thr Asn Lys Asp Xaa Asp Val Glu Ile Ser Gly Arg Ala ThrArg Ala 65 70 75 80 Xaa Ser Xaa Xaa Glu Asn Tyr Asn Pro Asn Xaa Gln LeuPhe Cys Trp 85 90 95 Gly Asn Pro Pro Asp Leu Met Pro Ser Gly Phe Pro IleSer Leu Glu 100 105 110 Asn Ala Leu Leu Leu Asn Phe Phe Trp Pro Xaa ProXaa Leu Gln 115 120 125 <210> SEQ ID NO 63 <211> LENGTH: 524 <212> TYPE:DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222>LOCATION: (3)...(410) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 297,323, 351, 354, 390, 404 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400>SEQUENCE: 63 gc aat gaa att gtg ctt tgg gaa ccg aag aca aaa gaa cag agtcct 47 Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro 1 510 15 ggg gag gga agc atc gat atc ctt cag aag tat cct gtc cca gaa tgt 95Gly Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys 20 25 30gac att tgg ttt atc aaa ttt tca tgt gat ttt cac ttc aat cag ttg 143 AspIle Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn Gln Leu 35 40 45 gcgata ggc aac cgt gaa ggc aaa atc tac gtg tgg gaa gta cag tcc 191 Ala IleGly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val Gln Ser 50 55 60 agc cctcct gtc ctc att gct cgg ctg tat aat cag cag tgt aaa tcg 239 Ser Pro ProVal Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys Lys Ser 65 70 75 ccg ata agacaa act gca gtg tcc ttc gat gga agc aca atc ctt gga 287 Pro Ile Arg GlnThr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr Ile Leu Gly 80 85 90 95 gct ggt gaanac gca cca tct ggc ggt ggg atg aan tgg acc atc cga 335 Ala Gly Glu XaaAla Pro Ser Gly Gly Gly Met Xaa Trp Thr Ile Arg 100 105 110 gct cca gaaact gaa naa ntg ttg ccg ctc aat gct gga ctg atg gtt 383 Ala Pro Glu ThrGlu Xaa Xaa Leu Pro Leu Asn Ala Gly Leu Met Val 115 120 125 acg ctc ngttgg ggt tgc can ggt tga atccgttggt ggaaaantgc 430 Thr Leu Xaa Trp GlyCys Xaa Gly * 130 135 cacctgggtg ttttttctan tcaaaatggg ttggtgttaacanaatattg naatgnttcc 490 aaatgttgaa aaatttggga tgcttgtgcc tggt 524<210> SEQ ID NO 64 <211> LENGTH: 135 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Zeamays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: 99, 107,117, 118, 130, 134 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400>SEQUENCE: 64 Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser ProGly 1 5 10 15 Glu Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro GluCys Asp 20 25 30 Ile Trp Phe Ile Lys Phe Ser Cys Asp Phe His Phe Asn GlnLeu Ala 35 40 45 Ile Gly Asn Arg Glu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Val Trp Glu Val GlnSer Ser 50 55 60 Pro Pro Val Leu Ile Ala Arg Leu Tyr Asn Gln Gln Cys LysSer Pro 65 70 75 80 Ile Arg Gln Thr Ala Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Ser Thr IleLeu Gly Ala 85 90 95 Gly Glu Xaa Ala Pro Ser Gly Gly Gly Met Xaa Trp ThrIle Arg Ala 100 105 110 Pro Glu Thr Glu Xaa Xaa Leu Pro Leu Asn Ala GlyLeu Met Val Thr 115 120 125 Leu Xaa Trp Gly Cys Xaa Gly 130 135 <210>SEQ ID NO 65 <211> LENGTH: 513 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Oryzasativa <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (2)...(505)<221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 364, 452, 458, 480, 499<223> OTHER INFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 65 g tgg aat gttcac aca ggg atc tgc att ttg att ttt gct gga gca gga 49 Trp Asn Val HisThr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 ggt cac cggaat gaa gta ttg agt gtt gac ttc cac cca tct gat atc 97 Gly His Arg AsnGlu Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile 20 25 30 tac cgc ata gcaagt tgt ggc atg gat aac act gtt aaa ata tgg tca 145 Tyr Arg Ile Ala SerCys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser 35 40 45 atg aag gaa ttc tggcca tat gtt gag caa tcc ttt aca tgg act gac 193 Met Lys Glu Phe Trp ProTyr Val Glu Gln Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp 50 55 60 ctt cca tca aaa ttt ccaaca aaa tat gtg caa ttt ccg gtc ttg gtt 241 Leu Pro Ser Lys Phe Pro ThrLys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Val 65 70 75 80 gct gta gta cat tct aactat gtt gat tgt act aga tgg ctt ggt gac 289 Ala Val Val His Ser Asn TyrVal Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp 85 90 95 ttc att ctg tca aag agt gttgac aat gaa att gtg ctg tgg gag cca 337 Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val AspAsn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro 100 105 110 aaa aca aaa gaa caa agt cccggg gan ggt agc att gat att ctt cag 385 Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro GlyXaa Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln 115 120 125 aag tat cct gtg cca gaa tgtgat atc tgg gtt atc aaa tct cat gcg 433 Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys AspIle Trp Val Ile Lys Ser His Ala 130 135 140 att cac tca atc aat tgg natagg nac cgt gaa gga aaa tct tgt cng 481 Ile His Ser Ile Asn Trp Xaa ArgXaa Arg Glu Gly Lys Ser Cys Xaa 145 150 155 160 gaa tac atc aat cct ccngtt taa cgcccgcg 513 Glu Tyr Ile Asn Pro Xaa Val * 165 <210> SEQ ID NO66 <211> LENGTH: 167 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Oryza sativa <220>FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: 121, 151, 153, 160, 166<223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = Any Amino Acid <400> SEQUENCE: 66 Trp AsnVal His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 GlyHis Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser Asp Ile 20 25 30 TyrArg Ile Ala Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ile Trp Ser 35 40 45 MetLys Glu Phe Trp Pro Tyr Val Glu Gln Ser Phe Thr Trp Thr Asp 50 55 60 LeuPro Ser Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Tyr Val Gln Phe Pro Val Leu Val 65 70 75 80Ala Val Val His Ser Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Thr Arg Trp Leu Gly Asp 85 90 95Phe Ile Leu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Leu Trp Glu Pro 100 105110 Lys Thr Lys Glu Gln Ser Pro Gly Xaa Gly Ser Ile Asp Ile Leu Gln 115120 125 Lys Tyr Pro Val Pro Glu Cys Asp Ile Trp Val Ile Lys Ser His Ala130 135 140 Ile His Ser Ile Asn Trp Xaa Arg Xaa Arg Glu Gly Lys Ser CysXaa 145 150 155 160 Glu Tyr Ile Asn Pro Xaa Val 165 <210> SEQ ID NO 67<211> LENGTH: 534 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Glycine max <220>FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (2)...(534) <400> SEQUENCE:67 t aag agt ttt gtt ggc cat gga gac tcc ata aat gaa gtc aaa gct caa 49Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly Asp Ser Ile Asn Glu Val Lys Ala Gln 1 5 1015 ata tta aat cca tca ctc gtg gta tcg gca agc aaa gat gaa tct att 97Ile Leu Asn Pro Ser Leu Val Val Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile 20 25 30cgg tta tgg aat gct cat act gga ata tgc att ttg ata ttt gct gga 145 ArgLeu Trp Asn Ala His Thr Gly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly 35 40 45 ggcggg gga cat cgt aat gaa gtc tta agt gtt gat ttt cat cca tcg 193 Gly GlyGly His Arg Asn Glu Val Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser 50 55 60 gat atgtat cgt att tgt agt tgt ggc atg gat agt act gta aaa ata 241 Asp Met TyrArg Ile Cys Ser Cys Gly Met Asp Ser Thr Val Lys Ile 65 70 75 80 tgg tctatg aag gag ttc tgg aca tat gta gaa aaa tca tcc aca tgg 289 Trp Ser MetLys Glu Phe Trp Thr Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Ser Thr Trp 85 90 95 aca gat cttcct tcc aag ttt cca aca aaa ttt gtc cag ttt cct gtt 337 Thr Asp Leu ProSer Lys Phe Pro Thr Lys Phe Val Gln Phe Pro Val 100 105 110 tac act gcttca gtg cat ata aat tat gtt gac tgt aat agg tgg ttg 385 Tyr Thr Ala SerVal His Ile Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Asn Arg Trp Leu 115 120 125 ggt gat tttatc ctc tca aag agt gtt gat aat gaa att atc ttg tgg 433 Gly Asp Phe IleLeu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Ile Leu Trp 130 135 140 gaa cct aaagtg aac gaa cca act cca ggg aag ggt gta gtt gat gtc 481 Glu Pro Lys ValAsn Glu Pro Thr Pro Gly Lys Gly Val Val Asp Val 145 150 155 160 ctc ataaat acc cat ttc cga ttg caa tat ctg ggt cat cag ttt tct 529 Leu Ile AsnThr His Phe Arg Leu Gln Tyr Leu Gly His Gln Phe Ser 165 170 175 tgt ga534 Cys <210> SEQ ID NO 68 <211> LENGTH: 177 <212> TYPE: PRT <213>ORGANISM: Glycine max <400> SEQUENCE: 68 Lys Ser Phe Val Gly His Gly AspSer Ile Asn Glu Val Lys Ala Gln 1 5 10 15 Ile Leu Asn Pro Ser Leu ValVal Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ser Ile 20 25 30 Arg Leu Trp Asn Ala His ThrGly Ile Cys Ile Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly 35 40 45 Gly Gly Gly His Arg Asn GluVal Leu Ser Val Asp Phe His Pro Ser 50 55 60 Asp Met Tyr Arg Ile Cys SerCys Gly Met Asp Ser Thr Val Lys Ile 65 70 75 80 Trp Ser Met Lys Glu PheTrp Thr Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Ser Thr Trp 85 90 95 Thr Asp Leu Pro Ser LysPhe Pro Thr Lys Phe Val Gln Phe Pro Val 100 105 110 Tyr Thr Ala Ser ValHis Ile Asn Tyr Val Asp Cys Asn Arg Trp Leu 115 120 125 Gly Asp Phe IleLeu Ser Lys Ser Val Asp Asn Glu Ile Ile Leu Trp 130 135 140 Glu Pro LysVal Asn Glu Pro Thr Pro Gly Lys Gly Val Val Asp Val 145 150 155 160 LeuIle Asn Thr His Phe Arg Leu Gln Tyr Leu Gly His Gln Phe Ser 165 170 175Cys <210> SEQ ID NO 69 <211> LENGTH: 584 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM:Triticum aestivum <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION:(2)...(364) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 350 <223> OTHERINFORMATION: n = A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 69 c cgg agc cgg gag tac aagctc tgc agc aag cac acc gag ggc aag cgc 49 Arg Ser Arg Glu Tyr Lys LeuCys Ser Lys His Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg 1 5 10 15 ccg ctc tac gcc atc ggcttc aac ttc atc gac gcc cgc tac tac gac 97 Pro Leu Tyr Ala Ile Gly PheAsn Phe Ile Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp 20 25 30 gtc ttc gcc acc gtc ggc ggcaat cgt gtg acg acg tac cgt ggc ctc 145 Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly AsnArg Val Thr Thr Tyr Arg Gly Leu 35 40 45 ccc gac ggt aac ttg gct gtt ctgcaa gca tac att gat gcg gac gat 193 Pro Asp Gly Asn Leu Ala Val Leu GlnAla Tyr Ile Asp Ala Asp Asp 50 55 60 gct cag tca ttc tac act ctg agc tgggct tgt gac ctt gac ggc aca 241 Ala Gln Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser Trp AlaCys Asp Leu Asp Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 cca ctg cta gtg gca gca gga agc aatgcg gtc att cgg gtc atc aac 289 Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Asn AlaVal Ile Arg Val Ile Asn 85 90 95 tgt gcc aac cga gaa ttt gtt aag agt ttcctg ggc aat ggg gaa tca 337 Cys Ala Asn Arg Glu Phe Val Lys Ser Phe LeuGly Asn Gly Glu Ser 100 105 110 tta att ggg ata nga tcc aac cat tgaancttcgtct taattctgca 384 Leu Ile Gly Ile Xaa Ser Asn His * 115 120agcaaggaca atctgttagc tatggaatgt caatacaagg tatcngatct tgattngctg 444ggaggaagaa gtcaccgtaa tgaantattg antgttgact caaccttcng anatcaacga 504attgcantgt ggaaggtaat acgttaaatc gggcaatgaa aaatttggca nactgganaa 564tctttaatga cgactcacaa 584 <210> SEQ ID NO 70 <211> LENGTH: 120 <212>TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Triticum aestivum <220> FEATURE: <221>NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: 117 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa = AnyAmino Acid <400> SEQUENCE: 70 Arg Ser Arg Glu Tyr Lys Leu Cys Ser LysHis Thr Glu Gly Lys Arg 1 5 10 15 Pro Leu Tyr Ala Ile Gly Phe Asn PheIle Asp Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp 20 25 30 Val Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Gly Asn ArgVal Thr Thr Tyr Arg Gly Leu 35 40 45 Pro Asp Gly Asn Leu Ala Val Leu GlnAla Tyr Ile Asp Ala Asp Asp 50 55 60 Ala Gln Ser Phe Tyr Thr Leu Ser TrpAla Cys Asp Leu Asp Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Gly SerAsn Ala Val Ile Arg Val Ile Asn 85 90 95 Cys Ala Asn Arg Glu Phe Val LysSer Phe Leu Gly Asn Gly Glu Ser 100 105 110 Leu Ile Gly Ile Xaa Ser AsnHis 115 120 <210> SEQ ID NO 71 <211> LENGTH: 4735 <212> TYPE: DNA <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 71 aagcttttgt tttagccaag atttgagattcgatttgaag tgtggaagtc cttccaattt 60 gccaatccta tatttgatct ctgctgtgctgcgttaaatc cctaaacttc acagcgcggc 120 gccggcccag ccacgccgga agaggtcgccgcgtgaggtc agtgtccccg ttgctgccgc 180 ctctaacccg aagcctaggc cgctgccggtgcataacaag gagaatcagg cggaggggaa 240 agtagcagag gagggggcag caactgaggagggggagaag taccgggcgg aaccggaaat 300 cttgccgctg ccgccggcca tggcgaagctgggcccgggg caggggctcg ggtgcgaggc 360 ggcggagggg tcgctcgtgc ccagccggaagcgggagtac caagccctgc ggcaagcaca 420 ctgaggggaa gcgcccgcta tatgctatcgggttcaactt catggacgcg cgctactacg 480 acgtcttcgc caccgtcggc ggcaaccgcgtaagccatcg actgctctct cctgtcgtcc 540 tttttttgtt tctactgagg tttggggagttcttgttgat taatggcaag gtaaaactac 600 gttgtttttt tttgtgattt tggtggtcggttttaggaag cggtcgcttt tgattcaaat 660 ttgatctaaa gctgaggcat tcggttgtttttattgggga cttgaggtct gtaatgttcc 720 gactattgtg atttgttttg ccgaaacatggagtttgcta gttcatttga tgaaaagctg 780 caacctttga caaagaattt gtatcacttgggaaagtata gtgaggtgtg gggaatcaga 840 tagtaccaat attactttga ctatgattataagataatct tttaatgtcc tttgtaacga 900 ccatgctgct tttcgcttat cttgcctattgatcttgcag gtgacaactt accgctgcct 960 tgagaatggt agtttcgctc ttctacaagcttacgttgat gaggatgtaa gaaagacaat 1020 gctcaatgac aatgcttttg cttgctgatttaatattgat aatattcttt ctctaattct 1080 tgtgacgcct atttacctca gaaggatgagtcgttctata ctctaagctg ggctcgtgac 1140 catgttgatg gctcaccact gctggtggcagcaggaagca atgggatcat tcgggtcatc 1200 aattgtgcta cagaaaagtt agctaaggtaatctaccctt atatttgtat gtgttcctat 1260 ggtaaacttg aatgaagcct tatttgcataattcaatatt tcagttgttt atttgacata 1320 tatcacttta tttatgatat ctgatccagaaggtcttttg gatttgcttt agttaaggaa 1380 tggtgcttgc tacgcattaa taccataagcaaactgtacc ttttgctcac agaatattgt 1440 taattttgac tacttcagta tgtccgttgtagtaaaaaca aatcaacttg gtgtatctat 1500 tttttccttg cttatacata gccaggagattgggcatgtg gcatgtcaat aaatactatc 1560 ctataccatt tgataggaca cgcactgtgtcttatttggt agctctgttt acgtgattct 1620 gcagagcttt gttggccatg gcgactcaataaatgtgata agaactcaac cgttgaagcc 1680 ttcgctcatc atttctgcaa gcaaggttatgcgatagtct gttcttaggt tcatgtacct 1740 ttttattttt ataatctttc tgaattttgacaccatttca tatggcatta tctaatagga 1800 tgaatctgtt aggctatgga atgtccatacagggatctgt atcttgatat ttgctggagc 1860 tggaggtcat cgcaatgaag tattgagtgttgtaagtagt gcctgctatt atgacattgt 1920 gcccttcaaa aaaaacatta ttatgacattatttttagaa cattactagg ttaaggtgcc 1980 tttaatatgg cgcactcttt cagctcctgatattaccatt tgttattgag cgttacatca 2040 gagataaaat aaggctacct aatgactgctactgcttttg tactttgatt acattagtca 2100 taaatgtact gatgaataca ttattttgtcttaaggactt ccatcctagt gatattgaac 2160 gttttgcaag ttgtggcatg gacaacactgtgaaaatctg gtcaatgaaa ggttagaaag 2220 ctacttcaaa gttgcttcat atttgcatgttgcgtgtcat tgagttcacc aatgttgtcg 2280 cagaattttg gctatatgtt gacaaatcatattcatggac tgaccttcat caaagttcca 2340 caaaatatgg ccagtttcca gtatgtttcacaatgcctat atccaattat cctggcaagg 2400 tcctgttggt gtctaatcct catgccatcagactgacctg tttctttttg tttcaggtct 2460 tgattgctgc agtacactct aactatgttgattgaacaag atggcttggt gacttcatcc 2520 tatcaaaggt gaaatttctg attcgtttaaatggatacaa atttctgtag cacggttgtc 2580 actcttttgt gggtttgaca tgccactgtcttggttcatc tattgctgta ccgtgcaagt 2640 gttcagtttt ttcaatcttt tttctcagtgcttaatgagg ggagattcta tttgcagagt 2700 gttgtcaatg aaattgtgct ttgggaaccgaagacaaaag aacagagtcc tggggaggta 2760 attcagttta actttcccag aattgtattcctattataat gccatatatt tacgcacagt 2820 tgtaaactat ttccagatcc ttagatttcaaggtactggc tgccaatatt aaatatgttc 2880 cactgaagta atatgatttt ctgttgcctcatagggaagc atcgatatcc ttcagaagta 2940 tcctgtccca gaatgtgaca tttggtttatcaaattttca tgtgattttc acttcaatca 3000 gttggcgata ggtaatatct ctcatcaggattgtttctgg tagaagtttt atttaagatt 3060 ttttttgctc tgtaaaattt cacacacgcacacatgcacc cccacacaca cacacatgca 3120 cgcacacccc cacccacctg cacgcgcgcgtacacacaca ccgcacacat atatatgact 3180 ttttttccca cacaaatatt tgctgtgtgagatatcagca aataaattcg tatgtttgat 3240 tatattcaga gatataggaa aattgagtgctctaataccc catccactac ttcaaacagg 3300 caaccgtgaa ggcaaaatct acgtgtggaaaaatacagtc cagccctcct gtcctcattg 3360 ctcggtagtt ttcactggaa gagtttcagttattcttgtc tcccacttgt atcgtcgcat 3420 gcttctggat gccaatgctt catcattttcaggctgtata atcagcagtg taaatcgccg 3480 ataagacaaa ctgcagtgtc cttcgatggaaggtacctca ctctaatcca tgctcaattt 3540 ggtgtactgt ctattctagc acttgcttttttcttggttc tgcttgagaa attctcgatt 3600 gcatgtcata tgctggtgca ttttcttttttctgtttccg tggcggattg gtaaaatgcg 3660 acgatgcctt ccttatctag cacaatccttggagctggtg aagacggcac catctggcgg 3720 tgggatgaag tggaccatcc gagctccagaaactgaagaa gtgttgccgc tcaatgctgg 3780 actgatggtt acgctcggtt ggggttgtgatggttgaatc cgttggcgga aagtgccacc 3840 tggtgttttt ttctagtcaa aatggttgatgttaacagaa tattgaatgc ttcgaatgtt 3900 gaaagttggg atgcttgtgc tggtactctgctccgcggac gagtgaactt agtttgttgc 3960 aactttggga accgttgtca tctgtttgttctgcatttct aaaaagagag caaatttcag 4020 gatacatgtt cttttttttc agtacaggaaaactaaggtt gaggtattgc tttgcaattt 4080 actctctctc tctctctctc ttaaaaaaactggatcttgc ttcaacgatg cattccttgg 4140 gtcatcggtt ttacttttga aatcttgatagctgggccta aagttaccaa gcccactagt 4200 atcagaagta ataatatgat ggctcctcccctgccttact gtcacgtgta aactttcgaa 4260 actagcagga ctgtagcatt tagcgagctggttgtttggg ttagagctca gcgtcgcaac 4320 ttatggtacc gaggtcagtg tcaagatctatggcaccatg gttcaatcac agttttagtc 4380 ccaccaaaaa tataaaggtg aagtttcgacaaaaaatggc tagaataaaa aaaaacaggt 4440 ccacatactg aggagaacac atgacagattcaccaaggat tttgaattga aagaggctaa 4500 tgattgacag gatttgatct tcaattccacctcccgttgt cctgcttcta ctctaaagtt 4560 caagcgtggc tcagtttggc tatctgttataatttcaaga aatcctgatt tctgttagca 4620 gtttactagg ctattaggag gagctgggacaaaagaaaaa cgagaattga cgaggacaaa 4680 ttcgcaatta gttgggaaat tgggggcacaattttcaatg cccacaaaat tcact 4735 <210> SEQ ID NO 72 <211> LENGTH: 7525<212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY:misc_feature <222> LOCATION: 5878, 5975 <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n =A,T,C or G <400> SEQUENCE: 72 aagctttgag acttgatttg aagtattaaataaacccttc aaatttcttt ctaactttga 60 taatacacta ttcaatgaca atgcacttccttaaatccct atacttcaca gcatgccgcc 120 ttccaaagca cgccgaaaga ggtcacttcgtgatatcact gccaccgttg ccactgggcc 180 tgttgccaac tcgaaacctg gctcatcatcgacgaacgag gggaagcaac atgacaagaa 240 aaaggagggt ccacaggaac cggacatcccaccattaccg ccggtggtgg tgaatatagt 300 cccacgacaa ggattaggat gtgaagtagtggaagggcta ctcgtgccta gtcggaagcg 360 agagtacaag cccaatagca agtatactgtgggaaatcac ccgatctatg ccatcgggtt 420 caatttcatt gacatgcgct actatgatgtctttgccatc gccagttgca atagtgtaag 480 caaccgactt ctccctacct cttgtttgctatccatttat cctattgagg tttggggagt 540 tctatatggt gaacgaaaat ggaagttatgattttggtgg gattggatct tggtttataa 600 ctagaaaagg atttgagtac aggttatgatgtgtggcttt atggtaggga aacttaatat 660 cttttcctat tttgtttttt ggcatcacgagtaatggttt gggaaataaa agggaaaatg 720 atttaaaatt atttctcaat agagcatgcccttttacata gggacatttt agtcatttta 780 cacacacttt agtcatttta cacaccgtaattatgtcaca atcaaagaat cattccttgg 840 ttcaattgaa tgagatgatt caactagttcacatctctat acctaacaat atagtttttc 900 ataactagaa ttcttaaaaa gaattaatatgaacctaaat attatttcac tttcttgccc 960 cttataatat aatacatttg tcactcccattttggcaagg gtggtgggta ttttggggga 1020 tggaatgtta ctatttttaa tttgattagaagctataagc tttggctata tttttattag 1080 gaatttgatg ttcattttca atatattgtgatctattttc ttaaaatgtg aatttgttgt 1140 gtattttgat tagttcgatg aagagtgtttataagatatg atttttaaat tctcttacga 1200 cgaaacaata ttatgttact ttcatctattcatcttgagg aatcacctac ctcacttctt 1260 gatcttgcag gtgataattt accgatgccttgagaatggt ggttttggtc ttctacaaaa 1320 ttatgttgat gaggatgtga gaaagacaatgcctggtgca tgtggttgtt aatgttaatt 1380 tgataatatg cttttatcta atgtctgtggtgcctattta tctcagaagg atgagtcatt 1440 ctacactcta agctggacca tcgatcaagttgatagctca ccgctgttgg tggccgctgg 1500 aagcaatcgg atcattcggg tcatcaattgtgctaccgaa aagttagata aggtccctgc 1560 ccctgtgctt actctatgtt tgtatggaaaagttgattga acgttgatgt tcacatatca 1620 atatttcagt agtttagttg aaatacaatttatttatgct ctctattctt gaacatcagt 1680 tgactttgct ttgattaagc aatggtcttgctcatacaat attctaggag ttgaatattc 1740 aatatgcctg ttacatgata gcaaatacatagtgaactag gacatgtact aaatatttaa 1800 tttcccttta tgacattctc tagagcttagttggccatgg tggttcaata catgagataa 1860 ggactcatgc ctcgaagcca tcactcatcatttctgccag caaggttagt aataaatttg 1920 tcgtgtgtcg atttttttac actttttaacatgacattat tctataggat gaatctatta 1980 ggctatggaa tgtccatact gggatttgcatcttagtctt tgcaggggct ggaggccatc 2040 gacatgatgt gttgagtgtt gtaagtatcgattgcatctt gtctagacat tgttttaaat 2100 atcacttgcc ccgaagataa cactcattagaattctaatg ttaccatttg ttattgagca 2160 tgccaaattt caattttaac atcatagataaaataagacc ccacaattac ttttactgtt 2220 tatctacttc cattacatta ggcataaagttactgataaa aaagacaatc ttttatctga 2280 aggacttcca ccctaccgag gttgggatttttgcaagttg tggcatggac aatactgtga 2340 agatttggtc aatgaaaggt ttgggaactactttaaacta gcttcatgtt tacattttgt 2400 gttgtatgtt gcatatcatc gacaaatattgccaatgttg tcacagaatt ttggatatat 2460 gttgaaaaat catattcatg gactggccatccatcaaagt ttccaacgag gaatatccag 2520 tttccggtat gttaagtagc tataatcacctgagctcctt tctttttttg caaactattg 2580 ttggtgttca gttttcatgc cattcaagcatacatgtttc ttttctttta ggtcttgact 2640 gctgcagtac actctgacta tgttgattgtaccaagatgg cttggtgact tcatcctatc 2700 aaaaggtaaa ttcttcattt gttaaatggctatacatttt tttataaagg aaatttttta 2760 ttaatttcaa gcactttaga ttgaaataatacaaaatctt aaaaaacatt tttggcctcc 2820 atttaaacaa gcacaaatcc aacaaaaatgagtaaaccaa cccattctag tgaatattaa 2880 tgcataaact agattgctac ccatatgtctagaaaaagta gccttgaccg cgtatcttaa 2940 ttgtcaccat gccgccacaa ccaaaccgtgcaaatatggt ttttggagaa tggaccaagt 3000 aagaaaccaa tcaataattg agtatatagcatgcacagga gaaatagatc tcttattttc 3060 aagaacaatg gtatttttta ttaaccataggaccaacaag tagcgactac ccatagcaaa 3120 actaatggct tcagattatt actggttgttgaagtgtata cgtggtttgc ctactttctc 3180 ccaatagttt aagcttttgg attgaatcgattagtgcgtt cactcttaca tggtatcaaa 3240 gttagcaatt ttgggtttga atcctaacggaagctttatt tgtgacttca cctcttgttt 3300 tccatttcct ttctacctgc acgtgagtgggggtgttgaa gtgtataagt ggattgccta 3360 ccttatcaac cttttggatt aaactggttattggttagtg tgttcactcc tacacctaag 3420 tatgaggttt agttatccag tagccaattagattatgcac agtggacact tcacatgtgc 3480 aactagcact caaaacataa gtctttaattgtctcatctt atgacaaaac aacatatttc 3540 actaccattc tataacatct tgatttgtacatcagtcttg ttaatgctaa atagtgagat 3600 ttgatcgtca attggccagt tggatgtaaattccagtgaa atacatcttg accttgggtt 3660 aaatggacat tagcaatgtg tgggaacaaattgttggttt gggtacacca aactgttggt 3720 ttttaattag tagattagtt tgtaacacatttccttttat cagtgttagt attggtttat 3780 tatgcatagg gaaggatctg atatgtgataattaacatgg atttgcagag tgtaaagaat 3840 gcagttttgc tttgggaacc aaaaccagacaagcgtaggc ctggggaggt gacacgcttt 3900 accttctcgt cccgaattct gcacctatttttatattact atcatactca tctacagttt 3960 aaaacttgtc ccgcaatctt ttcagtttctgagcactaaa tttatacctc tgaatcagta 4020 tagtcgtttt ctctttgttc gtataggggagtgttgatgt tcttcagaag tacccggtgc 4080 caaagtgttc attatggttt atgaaattttcatgtgattt ttactccaac cagatggcaa 4140 taggtaatgc ctttaatttt gtgaagactgttttggcact aaagctttac gtacgtaata 4200 ttagttttat atcttgtaca ttgatggaaaatagattgct caatatctat atatatgact 4260 atatcttggg ttagattcta aggaacaaactctcccagag tacggttctg aataacaacc 4320 atctgctgct gctgcttaat gcgaacaggcaacaataaag gcgagatcta tgtctgggaa 4380 gtgcagtcca gcccgcccgt cttaattgaccggtaaattt ccagttcttc tcctcctcgc 4440 atcggttcct gcatgggtag ctagctagtaactccgacgc ttctgctgga tgcaaacact 4500 tgtgcatttt caggctgtgc aaccaggaatgcaagtcgcc gataaggcag accgcagtgt 4560 cattcgacgg aaggcacgta cgcactacgactctcactat ctgctcatgc atgcattcac 4620 cgcacgtacg tgtgatgtgc tcgctcgcttcctccttttg tgatggtgtc tctctcactt 4680 gcccagcacg atcttggagc cgccgacgacggcggatctg gcgcggtggg acgaagtgga 4740 ccctgctgct tccagctcca aacctgatcaagctgctgcg cccgccgccg gtgcgggtgc 4800 cgacgccgac gccgacgcct gagcgagaggaccgtcgtcg cccgccggtt cacatcgatc 4860 gtactccgtg ctggctgatt acctttacccattgggatgt tttggttcag agtcgccaga 4920 tctagtgtgt ggctgaacgt tgaatgttaggatgctgctg cttgttatgc tctgagtctt 4980 gagttctctt tgttaatttg caccgtggatgagatgaata acttgacgtt gcaactttgc 5040 atcccatata tgccgtaaat ctgccgtctgttgtttgttc tgcgttgtct agaattagtg 5100 gagatgtgct ggatacaatg tatgctagtctattaaaccg tgctccactc tgagataatc 5160 gaccaacttg tcttattatt gaaagaactgtggaaaaaac caaaaaaagt cgttgtggtt 5220 ttgtttatta tcaaatatat tttacataagacttaaaagt tttcattttt tcatgaattt 5280 tttgaataaa ccgagtagtc aaagctagggtcaaaaaggc aaacatatta tattttaaaa 5340 tggagagaga gtacattgtt ttaagacgaattgtttaata caactcgaga atattctgat 5400 acattaatcc tatgatatta ccataaaaaacattaatcct atgatagagt gtataattac 5460 aaatgcacaa aggttctttt catgtgaaatcgtattatag ataggggtca tagcgcgccc 5520 ttgtccctac aacttacgat gttcatgagttaggttagaa aaaggttaga gcaagtatac 5580 taaagtgaca tatgcaggct acaaggaatgccacatcaga tttttggtga cgttgaagga 5640 agaaaaatag agggagaaaa aagcgaaccaattgcgaagg tgccttcttc caagggcacg 5700 gtccatggag tgtggtagcc gacatcaaggtagaggatta tggtaaagtt atttgagcaa 5760 gtgtctgaca actagcatga aggcttaggattttctaaat gcatctttga gcgctattga 5820 tgtagatgtt aatgattttt agggctgatgaccaaaccaa agatgaacat gggaacgnaa 5880 ggaaggttac tgaaagtgta taggcccctagtttagtctt cagtgactaa tgataatata 5940 tattattgtg actaacaagt gttttatagaaacanggaaa gttagatcac aataatagat 6000 atgatcagga ttattatgtg gtacccatcccttattgatg aaaatcaatg gttggttctc 6060 ataggataat cgaaaaggtt aaggatcaactgtaaatgga gttgttggac acttagagta 6120 gtgatttgac cttttttctt tggtagtactataaacggac atgaaatgcg tagctttacc 6180 taaacaagtc tagttaagta tgatgatgcacacttgtgaa tactagtgct aggtaaaccc 6240 atgagatctc atgtgaagtt cgaaacaaaacctaattcga aaagtgatta aaacatgtga 6300 cttaacaatg ttgtagtagc attggtcgagtttgatgggc acctgatatg ggtcactaga 6360 catgagtgtg ccctgttgtg tttgagtgaagcactagcat atcaggtgtg caacagatat 6420 ggtgcaccca ggcaggacac ccaaagagcttgcaaaatta gcctaaaaca cttagtgctc 6480 accagacata tctagtgtac tactagttattctcgttata tatgaaccct attagttatt 6540 cttgaattgc ttcgatcttt tacaaaggaagtagtttttc cttcatctcc ataaactgtg 6600 gttttccaaa ggcattaata ataagatttagtatattaaa ttcaaagttg aggtacttta 6660 ttatcgtgaa accaacatta atactatagacttaactaag gagtctattg gtgcttcctt 6720 ctcatgtatt ttcttcttga agtgttccttcatcttggtg ctaacgacga cattcaacaa 6780 tgtgtgctct tacttgattg gtttgtatatatggtggtgt tcctttactt agtggcaaca 6840 taccttatcg ataactaacc cttagtgaaagaaatgaaaa tgtacatccc actgggaaat 6900 cactcatacc cctaagagct aacttaatggaacatcactc atagccctaa gggctagttg 6960 gaagtacttt ctcatttcct gtataagggctagttcatga ttcaacttct tctccatttc 7020 ttggtgaact atcttagcac gattcctataaaaacatata caactaaaca aagggtggtg 7080 gtactgaaca cagtggaccc aagcactcggaaatgggaag gacaagttgc atggaaaaaa 7140 cgacaggctg ggaactattg tgtcttgtcaagcgtgttcg tccagctata ggacatgggt 7200 atttataggg caactagagg ttggtatcctaaaatatgtc cagaccccta gttatcaact 7260 acgttcctag ataatactgt acaacaaggtaattatagaa tagtaagttt gttattctaa 7320 ctccaccccg acaggtgggt ccgttgtcgcccggttgaga gtgggccctg ctcggccagg 7380 tcattggcat tgtccgtgca gacgtgttcccaatatcgag gcaatgaagt tgtttgacac 7440 ttcttcggga gtcggcgtga ggccttcgcttgctagcgcg aacttgccca cgagcgtcct 7500 caccatgggc cccgctgaca agctt 7525<210> SEQ ID NO 73 <211> LENGTH: 5506 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM:Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 73 ccgatcattc gtttgttcga tcatttgatc gttcatcgttcgttcatagt tcctattcat 60 cgttcatcgt ttgttcatag tacttattca tcgttcatcgttcgttcata gttcctattc 120 atcgttcatc gttactattc atcgacacta ttcaccatcgttactattca ttgttactat 180 ttaccggctc tattcgtcat cgttactatt catcgttgctatttatggta gctttttcgt 240 tgttactatt catcgatcat ccgatcgccc caaatttcaactactcatcc atcatgttgt 300 ccagtccacc taagaccagc cagacccata ttccagtcatacgaactcct gtgattgtga 360 ttttccttcc agtagggaac ctcccatctg gtcacccatcctaggtttct ccaagttgag 420 catgcttaac tttgagattc ctttgaacca ggcttccaaactcagattcc aataattctt 480 gtttctaaat tcttatcaaa ctattcccta tccaaccatgtcatccctta agcctggtcc 540 atattccaga aaactcccaa aatactcttg tcccatattctgcatataac tctcctgttc 600 atactaagtc agacgattca ttcgtcacta ttctcaccaacagtgaactt cactgtgcta 660 caccacatac actcagctat aaatacaccc agctaccctctccctctcca cacacactca 720 acaccctcag ccaaggcaaa cacctcaccc actcagttactccgctctac cggctacacg 780 catagtgtcg cttcgcctcc agtccaccct cctggtaagcacctccgctc caccaccagt 840 aatatcacaa caccacatga cacagattct actcaagactctacccatcc atatatcgct 900 attctgacca ctatactaaa tatttgttgg tatacttgctggtttgtatg tttgcttgtt 960 catgttgcat agttatcgga gcgttcgtgc catcacgtggaggccagatc tgcaagtcta 1020 cgccaggcgg tggagccaga agccagttcc gcgagctctccttccccctt cactggataa 1080 gcacagcaag ctcactggat ccctttgatg cataaattacctatgatttt tcaaccacaa 1140 ccctcagcct gttattttat gcataatatg attttgagacaagttattat ggccacccag 1200 ccgcttgtcg caatcaatcc ttgatatatt tgttacaaatgatttgagaa aaggtgtgag 1260 ttttcaaaag aaaatgcttt tcaaaatgtg tatgatgaagggttttcacc cttatcacct 1320 tttaataggg atgatcaagg actccctggt ttaggggagggcctaaggtg atggctcagc 1380 tggtttaggt gtgagcagaa ggattgtccc ctcacataaggaccgatttg tcatccgtca 1440 ctacctgtac tcatgataag tacaaccact cgagactgtatgggcaatca ctcaatctga 1500 actcgtacgg tccaacccta gggttatgaa ggctggggagcaccgggagg ataaggaggg 1560 agaatgtttt gtccggtttg gacatggcgg tggcctgactccttccggta taaccgttaa 1620 ggtaaggacg tgcgaggaaa gaaagagatc cggcattcgggcctcacgac ggtgagatcg 1680 cagaaaccag actagtgggt aaagtgtacc cctctgcgcagagtttgaaa acctattcga 1740 atagtctgtg tccacaggaa tggacgagtc tggtgtggtatgacaattag tgttttgttt 1800 tcaaaaaaga atgtgcgttt gagaaaagtg gtttttaaaaggtccggcgg ttgagccgtg 1860 agctatggtg gacgggaagt ccagtagctg tttttgaaaacgaaaaccag tgggaaactg 1920 ctgagatacc tggatggttt agtccagggg attttgttctaatattgaaa aaaaattctt 1980 gctcctttgg gagaggatgc gctttgcaaa atacaaaatgttttacaaaa taaccctgca 2040 taaaatattg ttgtttctgc aaaatatcct gagctccacatattccatgc attatatctg 2100 atttccccat tccgcgggtg atggtgggct gctgagtacgtttgtactca cccttgctta 2160 tttgttgttt ttcaaaaaaa ggagatcggg taagagttacgactgttccc aaccttgcct 2220 gtggttgttg gaccgctgat ttgcttcgct gcgtatatcgggctgcttca tccccactct 2280 gatgatatgt cccaagttgt ggaccaactc ttaaagttgatcgccacctt tataggtttg 2340 tctcgtttaa gcagatctgg aatcatttga tgtataaatgtgtttactag cctcctggga 2400 ctagtaattg tatcacattt gagtcctaga ggatcgggacgcttcaatga tcaatgggtg 2460 gatcacaata gtcggttata atggctatat caacagttataatcacatta aatgtgtcat 2520 cagatgttag ataaagtctg tcgtggatga tctgtttgtgcttctcgacg gtccatgagt 2580 gacgctaaaa ttcattttac caaacctagc accttcgagttggtctgatc ttgaatagtc 2640 agacggttca cgactgaggt tgaacgatcc acgcaaggtgttggacgata ctttcttttt 2700 ctttggatgc tccgtagtag atgtgtcggt tttgacatagttcctgtccg aactccatac 2760 agtccatagt agatgtgtcg gttttggtac tctagacggcccgagtcagg ggtctggaca 2820 gtcctggact tgctgagttg aggtttgatc tttctttagttatttcttac atacctatgt 2880 tcatacactt agcaaactag ttagcttcac caaaacaagtgtggaaaaag gtttttaggc 2940 caatttccct ttcaccttta taactaccta gttacaaagtagagtttgat agtccctaag 3000 tatgtcaatt cacatcttga gtacatgcga caatctcatgtctaaggata catggtacag 3060 gttgcaagaa gaaaattgtc acaatatctc atgttgggtcagtacagact catgtcatac 3120 atgcacccat attattagtt ttacatctcc atgtccatgacttacgaaac atagtcatca 3180 actaatacat atgatagtca ttgactctaa ctagggacatcttctagaac aaccatacaa 3240 gaaaagagtc tcacaaacaa ttcacataat tgctaatcaatacaaggtgt ccttcacaga 3300 tattcaatta aacaatatat catggatgca acawaatatgctcatctcta tgattatctc 3360 tagggcatat ttctaacaca atgacatgtc taagtgtagtatgtcaaaac atggatagta 3420 atatagatgg taagaggtca tttttattaa tataattaacaaagatagat agggtgacca 3480 attttgtaaa agcaccattc atagactttt agtgggaggtggatgctcta cccgcctccg 3540 taaagccaaa gtggttgcat gcaaattgyt aggatatagtaatgcaagga accaagctaa 3600 ggcatgtaag tgaaacccaa acaagaagtt aagaagcttccaaaatgaac aaagtacaag 3660 aatgaagcta aaagagaaac tttcagcctt ctccaatctccagcaagatc ccttcgatag 3720 atggtatcta attttttcct actatgaaaa cctatatcacctagtagaat agaggacaaa 3780 gcttacgcct actatatata tccaatatgt atagttagatactaagttct tttttctctt 3840 ctcttcattc acttttcaac taggtttgga attaagtttttggattggca tagacaatgg 3900 catggttgta taggtgttct taaccatcac agttatgagtttgacttgtt ttttatattc 3960 aagttacaag gtcattttgt gctagccaca gcctagcaatcgaggggcta cacatgtgga 4020 ttaaggacaa ggcccaaccc atgtacgatc caaggacacccttgtaattt ttatactcat 4080 caaggattag ggggaaataa ctcccttcta tataaaggtctttccacttt gcttctcact 4140 ctcccttatt aggttaaaca caaaatgtgc atcgccgccgccaccatata gaaccactta 4200 tcacgaaccg ccgccatcac atccactgcc tcaactagtgttaccaccta tggttcattg 4260 ttgtgtctgc ttcttgtagc actgttggtc tacaaacattcatatttctc tcaacatctg 4320 gcacaggtaa gcccataagc cctaacccta gatctccatatttagttatt tcagttcttg 4380 atgagcaaat atgaaactaa attagtttgc taataagaaatttaactact tttcctcttg 4440 aagacctcct atccctatat gaacccacat ccaaaacccctctagcaaag tgtggctagc 4500 tttcccatgc catgaacctt caacaatgat agtatcagtaatgcacttcc ataaaagggt 4560 tcatatttaa ttttagtttt tctttttggt gttttaattaagctttgaga cttgatttga 4620 agtattaaat aaacccttca aatttctttc taactttgataatacactat tcaatgacaa 4680 tgcacttcct taaatcccta tacttcacag catgccgccttccaaagcac gccgaaagag 4740 gtcacttcgt gatatcactg ccaccgttgc cactgggcctgttgccaact cgaaacctgg 4800 ctcatcatcg acgaacgagg ggaagcaaca tgacaagaaaaaggagggtc cacaggaacc 4860 ggacatccca ccattaccgc cggtggtggt gaatatagtcccacgacaag gattaggatg 4920 tgaagtagtg gaagggctac tcgtgcctag tcggaagcgagagtacaagc ccaatagcaa 4980 gtatactgtg ggaaatcacc cgatctatgc catcgggttcaatttcattg acatgcgcta 5040 ctatgatgtc tttgccatcg ccagttgcaa tagtgtaagcaaccgacttc tccctacctc 5100 ttgtttgcta tccttttatc ctattgaggt ttggggagttctatatggtg aacgaaaatg 5160 gaagttatga ttttggtggg attggatctt ggtttataactagaaaagga tttgagtaca 5220 ggttatgatg tgtggcttta tggtagggaa acttaatatcttttcctatt ttgttttttg 5280 gcatcacgag taatggtttg ggaaataaaa gggaaaatgatttaaaatta tttctcaata 5340 gagcatgccc ttttacatag ggacatttta gtcattttacacacacttta gtcattttac 5400 acaccgtaat tatgtcacaa tcaaagaatc attccttggttcaattgaat gagatgattc 5460 aactagttca catctctata cctaacaata tagtttttcataacta 5506 <210> SEQ ID NO 74 <211> LENGTH: 6408 <212> TYPE: DNA <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 74 tttttcacac cgttactgtc atctaacagaagcaggtaca aacttgtttt tcgttttcaa 60 gtcgaatttt gaggggcaaa ccatagttgcacttccatcg agggacaaaa acacaattgc 120 cccttaactt atatagttaa atatagttaacgagcttgct actgagacta acaagtcaaa 180 actattggct tgaccttata ttagttttgtcttacacttt acaatcgttg atggctgctc 240 tagatcttat aaacttaaga atattatgactttatcactt tatttgtaat ggatgtatgg 300 atactcattg atgcattatt tatggtataaactatagacc atgaatgtat ggtgtaatgc 360 tatagtatat tgttagactt gtgtacatatatattattta tacttaactc acaaacttaa 420 tgagtcagct cgaacttata aacgacctgagtcgacctgg ccttatggct tgttaagata 480 acaagtcaaa ccaagccgaa ctgactcgttatccaaatct acacttacat aaacaaaaca 540 tgatttcaaa ttaagattgg tacaaaagtgttttgtttta ttcaattaaa ccctacactg 600 tactctttat gtcaacaata gttgatgctacgacaaagca atgaacattt tatggagtag 660 ttaattttat tgtcctaatg tcaattactattgttagcca aggaatggag taagccaata 720 aagagtacat atctacgagg aaatttagatatgtgcgtaa cttttttaat cgagatacaa 780 aatgtgcaaa ataagggtcc atgtaacatacatatatttc ttgtttttat ggtaaaagag 840 tgtataaact ataaaggttg ttgcttagaagcgggattta ataacatcgg ttttatatta 900 accttaagtc cctatgcaat acctgtatttttttctaagt acatggtaca aacacaaata 960 cacacattta agcacacata ctcacttgctatgagcacac acacgtaaac cctactccta 1020 ctagcacctt caaaagacaa aatagataaatcttgttgac aaagtctatt gaaaaatatc 1080 aacgtccggt ctaaatcttg acaaaatattagcacttgtg ccaagttaag aagtgagcac 1140 ttgaacgtaa gtggttagag gaacctaaccaagttagtta tgttcaattt ttcatgcaag 1200 ttagcttgct agtttttcta tacacaaacattatattagc ttataccatt gttgggaaat 1260 tctaacttta atgatttctt tgagaaatccataagagcga taaagaggag agagagagag 1320 agcaagagat ttgtacatgt ataaatactatccattttct atttaagaat ctagacaaac 1380 tagcaaatat aaatttgaaa cataataaagatgggcacct ggcatctcct ggatattaaa 1440 agcgtaccat taaagatata cataattattcacctcttct aggtataaat taccctacta 1500 ccacattccc ctatctctac aaactctctctcattgactc atcaagagag tgccacctct 1560 atctctcctt ctctcttttc aaatgttctacaattatcaa ccatcataca acattcacct 1620 ttcctaccaa ccttgttgat gcttgtctcaactttctctt tacctagatc actcatatat 1680 atccctattt caaaggcatt aatcatcaaaaacctataga aaaatcccat tatcaaccat 1740 gatggagtct gatcgtgaga aacaacagtctcatggcaag aaacaaggtg accatggtag 1800 caagatgcat gattctgatg gcaataaaaatgtgtcagat gaaaagagtc aagagtctgg 1860 tggtaaggaa cacaaatcca atataaagaaacatgaatca cgtagaaaga ggtaagacat 1920 tctccttgaa aatcttggct tcaaactcaagttaaattta tgtacacatg tttatataga 1980 gtctagagat tttgtgctta atatatgcatgcacatgagt tcaaataatt tcataataaa 2040 aataaaaaaa tcaatatgat caggaattaaaccatgaaat ttttagagac atcatctaga 2100 ttgagttcca tggtcatacc atgatggttatgtcatttct ttccaatata aaaaattcct 2160 taacttatac tcaaaatgtt gattggatggaactttttct atagaattcc ttgccacatg 2220 ttgtgtaaca accatttgta ttggtttgcgtctagtccac ttttgtgtgt tgctattatg 2280 taaataatta tttttcaaat ccaaagttgttcctccacat atctagaata tattctaatt 2340 ctacaagaat ttaaaatgaa ttgttaacttaagaatgcat tgttcaatat atttatgcat 2400 tttctcccat tatgatatat atattctcaatatttggcac ataataactt ggaacattcc 2460 ttacatttgt tgggttgagt gctatatgtttggattcatt aattatttac attgatattt 2520 ttgtagatgt ttgtgtttac ccaataagaaaaggccatta agaaaataaa atgttattag 2580 atagagttag tcttgacatg ttatattcttttaataattg gattttgtgg tatttccaac 2640 acattccttc catttaaacc taactccatctctcttatct tcctctatca tataccttat 2700 cttctttcta cactaacact aatgcttatgtcactcctaa ccttgatgca acctaccaat 2760 agtcaattac tgttacgttg ctagaaccaaagattggtcc attggtgcac aatccattag 2820 ttcctccttc ttgggactct tcaaccatcctaactcccca aatgatttca aaagttttcc 2880 ctaccatgtc atcctactcc atatccaatgtctactggtg ctagattcta tctactgtta 2940 gcaccaaact aaccacaaaa taataatccctacaaatata ggtggaggtg atgtaaaatt 3000 aagggagggg caattgtaaa tggtagtaccatagatatca aaccttctca acttagagct 3060 atgtctacat agttctagtc ctatgaagcatcaaccattt tcttactaaa ctaaatattt 3120 ttagaggaag gggtggatcc ttactttcatctccatgagc ttccacccct tcctatgagc 3180 ttatccatcg actgaaagtt cctcattgctggagcttacc cgttattatc ccatgtcatc 3240 tgacttttgt atgtactatt atctttgaagtcgtaggcat gtggtaaatt cctaccttaa 3300 gatccattaa tcctccaaca cacccttaagacccaaacca taacgcctaa atccaatttc 3360 aacatatttt aggtgacatg ggtatatgtgatattagtta cttaatatag caagctctat 3420 caatgatttt tagtcagaaa atggttgatatgtttttagt ggttgtacta taattgaaga 3480 ggcacataga gcaagttttt agaccatgaatatatggtgt aaactataga ccatgaatgt 3540 atggtgtaat gctatagtat attaattattagacttatgg acatatatat tatttatact 3600 taactcacaa acttaataag tcagctcgaacttataaacc acctgagtcg aactggcctt 3660 atggctcgtt aagctaataa gtcaaaccaagtcgagctga ttcattatcc aaatctacac 3720 ttatgtaaac aaaacatgat ttcaaattaagattggtaca aaagtgttct gttttattca 3780 attaaacgct acactatact ccttatgtcaacaatagttg atgctacgac aaagcaatga 3840 acattttatg gattagttaa ttttattatcctaatgacaa ttactattgt cagccaagga 3900 atggagtaag ccaataaaga gtacatatctatgaggaaat ttagatatgc gtgcaacttt 3960 atttttttaa tcgagataca gaatgtgcaaaataagggtc catgtaacat acatatattt 4020 cttgttttta tggtaaagga gtgtataaactataaaggtt gttgcttaga agcgggattt 4080 taataacatc aattttatat taaccttaagcccctatcca atacatgtat tttatttcta 4140 agtacctggt acaagcataa atacacacatttaagcacac atactcactt gttatgagca 4200 cacacgtaaa ccctactcct actagcaccttcaaaagaca aaacagatag atcttgttga 4260 caaagtctat ttatggtata aactatataccatgaatgta tggtgtaatg ctatagtata 4320 ttgttagact tgtgtacata tatattatttatacttaact cacaaactta ataagtcagc 4380 tcgaacttat aaacgacccg agtcgaactggccttatggc tcgttaagat aacaagtcaa 4440 accaagccga gctgactcat tatccaaatctacacttata taaacaaaac atgatttcaa 4500 attaagattg gtacaaaagt gttctattttattcaattaa accctacact atacacctta 4560 tgtcaacatt agttgatgct acgacaaagcaatgaacatt ttatggatta gttgatgcta 4620 caacaaagta tattgttaga cttgctagattctatctact gttagcacca aactaaccac 4680 aaaataacaa tccctataac tataggtggaggtgatgtaa aattaaggga ggggcaattg 4740 tatatggtag taccatagat atcaaaccttctcaacttag agctatgtct acatagttct 4800 agtcctatga agcatcaacc attttcttatactaaactaa atatttttag aggaaagggg 4860 tggatcctta ctttcatctc catgagcttccaccccttcc tatgagctta tccatcggtt 4920 gaaagtttct cattgctaga gcttactcgttattatccca tgccatctga cttttgtata 4980 tgtactatta tctttgaagt cgtaggcatgtgtaaattcc cacctcaaga gtcaagatcc 5040 attaatcctc caacacaccc ttaagacccaaaccataaca cctaaatcca atttcaacat 5100 attttaggtg acatgggtat atgtgatattagttacttaa tctagcaagc tctattaatg 5160 atttttagtc agaaaatggt taatatgtttttagtggttg tactataatt gaagaggcac 5220 atagagcaag tttttagtcg ttgtattctaaacaatgatt gatgtgtata aatttaataa 5280 attcattgtt gcatcttgtg tttcatacatttgaaatgct ttgtgcctaa tctatatgga 5340 tgaagaagta aatccttcta aacttttccttccctgcaat ctttttaaac acactctaaa 5400 ccccaaatat ctaatcctaa cctctaaacctgatttaaat tttctaatct agtccatttg 5460 tagtgctttt atatttagtc catttgccttatgtgcctct tgtgtataaa tagcgtagag 5520 ttctgtataa tagtcaacaa gttttgccttttgttgtcgg atccattttc aatccttttg 5580 tctagttcac ctattgttgt tgtgaaaaaaatgtcacaca ttttttactt ccccctatac 5640 cacatactcc atcacggact aatgatcttcaaggtatgta tgctcagttt aaatccatgt 5700 ctccacatac tccatcttaa gttcaagtctctactttaag gtatgtaatt ttaaaacttt 5760 gacgtattgt aattctataa ggagcaaatctgaaaattaa ataaggaaaa actggtaaag 5820 gcatgtttgg aaatcggaac gcagacattttgttgttcct atgtttttct ttaaataaac 5880 tcattcgtgt aaaatttctt caaaattcctctccttcgaa cagatccttt tgcccccgga 5940 cccctttcct acgcttgccc aaacccacaaaaccctcgcc gtcgcgccgc gcgattgcct 6000 ctccggccgc cgcgagcccg cgacactagtaacggtctac accaccagaa tgactgaaga 6060 attgaattcc agcaaattca agcttttgttttagccaaga tttgagattc gatttgaagt 6120 gtggaagtcc ttccaatttg ccaatcctatatttgatctc tgctgtgctg cgttaaatcc 6180 ctaaacttca cagcgcggcg ccggcccagccacgccggaa gaggtcgccg cgtgaggtca 6240 gtgtccccgt tgctgccgcc tctaacccgaagcctaggcc gctgccggtg cataacaagg 6300 agaatcaggc ggaggggaaa gtagcagaggagggggcagc aactgaggag ggggagaagt 6360 accgggcgga accggaaatc ttgccgctgccgccggccat ggcgaagc 6408 <210> SEQ ID NO 75 <211> LENGTH: 867 <212>TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 75 cgtgaaggcaaaatctacgt gtgggaagta cagtccagcc ctcctgtcct cattgctcgg 60 tacttttcactgcaagagtt tcagttattc ttgtctccca cttgtatcgt cgcatgcttc 120 tggatgccaatgcttcatca ttttcacgct gtataatcac cactgtaaat cgccgataag 180 acaaactgcagtgtccttcg atggaaggta cctcactcta atccatgctc aatttggtgt 240 actgtctattctaccatttg cttttttctt ggttctgctt gagaaattct cgattgcatg 300 tcatatgctggtgcattttc ttttttctgt ttctgtggtg gattggtaaa atgcgacgat 360 gccttccttaactagcacaa tccttggagc tggtgaagac ggcaccatct ggcggtggga 420 tgaagtggaccatccgagct ccagaaactg aagaagtgtt gccgctcaat gctggactga 480 tggttacgctcggttggggt tgcgatggtt gaatccgttg gtggaaagtg ccacctggtg 540 ttttttctagtcaaaatggt tggtgttaac agaatattga atgcttcgaa tgttgaaagt 600 tgggatgcttgtgctggtac tctgctccgt ggacgagtga acttaggtgc cgtttggttc 660 acatatttgtaacgtaatgg gtaacagata acgttaaatc atgtttgttt tatttcaacc 720 gtaatcagataccacattaa aatttgatac cagactattc aaatttgtta acgccagtaa 780 tcgagcgcaaaccattacca tttgcgttac attttttgaa ccaaacagca ccttagtttg 840 ttgcaactttgggaaccgtt gtcatct 867 <210> SEQ ID NO 76 <211> LENGTH: 24 <212> TYPE:DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 76 cgtgaaggca aaatctacgtgtgg 24 <210> SEQ ID NO 77 <211> LENGTH: 29 <212> TYPE: DNA <213>ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 77 cattacgtta caaatatgtg aaccaaacg 29<210> SEQ ID NO 78 <211> LENGTH: 31 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zeamays <400> SEQUENCE: 78 cagaacaaac agatgacaac ggttcccaaa g 31 <210> SEQID NO 79 <211> LENGTH: 32 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400>SEQUENCE: 79 agagaagcca acgccawcgc ctcyatttcg tc 32 <210> SEQ ID NO 80<211> LENGTH: 26 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400>SEQUENCE: 80 cgcgtccatg aagttgaacc cgatag 26 <210> SEQ ID NO 81 <211>LENGTH: 27 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 81tgccggtgca taacaaggag aatcagg 27 <210> SEQ ID NO 82 <211> LENGTH: 28<212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Zea mays <400> SEQUENCE: 82 cgccgccaccatatagaacc acttatca 28

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated polynucleotide encoding a functionalfertilization-independent endosperm (FIE) polypeptide, wherein the aminoacid sequence of the polypeptide is at least 81% identical, based on GAP(GCG Version 10) using default parameters, to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4,SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ IDNO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, or SEQ IDNO:38.
 2. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the amino acidsequence of the polypeptide is at least 85% identical, based on GAP (GCGVersion 10) using default parameters, to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ IDNO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ IDNO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, or SEQ IDNO:38.
 3. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the amino acidsequence of the polypeptide is at least 95% identical, based on GAP (GCGVersion 10) using default parameters, to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ IDNO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ IDNO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, or SEQ IDNO:38.
 4. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein thepolypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ IDNO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ IDNO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ IDNO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, or SEQ ID NO:38.
 5. Theisolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the nucleotide sequence isat least 81% identical, based on GAP (GCG Version 10) using defaultparameters, to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ IDNO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ IDNO:31, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:71, or SEQ IDNO:72.
 6. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the nucleotidesequence is at least 85% identical, based on GAP (GCG Version 10) usingdefault parameters, to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ IDNO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ IDNO:19, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ IDNO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ IDNO:71, or SEQ ID NO:72.
 7. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1,wherein the nucleotide sequence is at least 95% identical, based on GAP(GCG Version 10) using default parameters, to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3,SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ IDNO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ IDNO:37, SEQ ID NO:71, or SEQ ID NO:72.
 8. The isolated polynucleotide ofclaim 1 comprising SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7,SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ IDNO:31, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:71, or SEQ IDNO:72.
 9. A recombinant expression cassette, comprising a polynucleotideof claim 1 or a fragment thereof, operably linked to a promoter.
 10. Therecombinant expression cassette of claim 9, wherein said polynucleotideis operably linked in antisense orientation to said promoter.
 11. A hostcell transformed with the recombinant expression cassette of claim 9.12. A transgenic plant comprising the recombinant expression cassette ofclaim
 9. 13. The transgenic plant of claim 12, wherein the plant is Zeamays.
 14. A method of modulating seed development in a plant,comprising: a) transforming a plant cell with a recombinant expressioncassette comprising a polynucleotide of claim 1; b) growing said plantcell under conditions which favor plant regeneration; c) regenerating aplant from said transformed plant cell; d) growing said plant underconditions which allow or induce expression of said polynucleotide. 15.An isolated promoter capable of driving transcription in aseed-preferred manner, wherein the promoter comprises a nucleotidesequence selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleotide sequencecomprising SEQ ID NOS:73; b) a nucleotide sequence having at least 80%sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:73, wherein the % sequence identity isbased on the entire sequence and is determined by GAP (GCG version 10)analysis using default parameters; and c) a nucleotide sequence thathybridizes to SEQ ID NO:73 under highly stringent conditions.
 16. Anexpression cassette comprising a promoter of claim 15 and a firstnucleotide sequence operably linked to the promoter.
 17. Atransformation vector comprising an expression cassette of claim
 16. 18.A plant stably transformed with an expression cassette of claim
 16. 19.The plant of claim 18, wherein the plant is a monocot.
 20. The plant ofclaim 19, wherein the monocot is maize, wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, orrye.
 21. Seed of the plant of claim 18 comprising within their genomesaid expression cassette.
 22. A method for selectively expressing anucleotide sequence in a plant cell, the method comprising transforminga plant cell with a transformation vector of claim
 17. 23. The method ofclaim 22 further comprising regenerating a stably transformed plant fromthe transformed plant cell, wherein expression of the first nucleotidesequence alters the phenotype of the plant seed.
 24. The method of claim22, wherein the first nucleotide sequence encodes a gene involved infatty acid synthesis.
 25. The method of claim 22, wherein the firstnucleotide sequence encodes a gene providing enhanced amino acidcontent.
 26. A plant cell stably transformed with an expression cassetteof claim
 16. 27. The plant cell of claim 26, wherein the plant cell isfrom a monocotyledonous plant.
 28. The plant cell of claim 27, whereinthe plant is maize, wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, or rye.
 29. Anisolated promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from thegroup consisting of: (a) a nucleotide sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:74;(b) a nucleotide sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQID NO:74, wherein the % sequence identity is based on the entiresequence and is determined by GAP version 10 analysis using defaultparameters; and (c) a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to SEQ IDNO:74 under highly stringent conditions.
 30. An expression cassettecomprising a promoter of claim 29 and a first nucleotide sequenceoperably linked to the promoter.
 31. A transformation vector comprisingan expression cassette of claim
 30. 32. A plant stably transformed withan expression cassette of claim
 30. 33. The plant of claim 32, whereinthe plant is a monocot.
 34. The plant of claim 33, wherein the monocotis maize, wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, or rye.
 35. Seed of the plant ofclaim 32 comprising within their genome said expression cassette.
 36. Amethod for selectively expressing a nucleotide sequence in a plant cell,the method comprising transforming a plant cell with a transformationvector of claim
 31. 37. The method of claim 36 further comprisingregenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell,wherein expression of the first nucleotide sequence alters the phenotypeof the plant seed.
 38. The method of claim 36, wherein the firstnucleotide sequence encodes a gene involved in fatty acid synthesis. 39.The method of claim 36, wherein the first nucleotide sequence encodes agene providing enhanced amino acid content.
 40. A plant cell stablytransformed with an expression cassette of claim
 30. 41. The plant cellof claim 40, wherein the plant cell is from a monocotyledonous plant.42.The plant cell of claim 41, wherein the plant is maize, wheat, rice,barley, sorghum, or rye.
 43. A method for producing seed in the absenceof fertilization, the method comprising modulation of expression, withina plant, of a polynucleotide of claim
 1. 44. A method for alteringendosperm development in seed, the method comprising modulation ofexpression, within a plant, of a polynucleotide of claim
 1. 45. A methodof plant reproduction comprising embryogenesis from callus tissuederived from fie germplasm, wherein tissue-specific downregulation of aCHD polypeptide stimulates embryogenesis and wherein the fie germplasmcomprises endosperm development without fertilization.